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Traditionally, social cooperation has been considered the preserve of higher organisms. Only in relatively recent times have biologists begun to appreciate that bacteria are also highly interactive creatures. They exhibit complex cooperative behaviours, such as conjugal plasmid transfer, biofilm maturation and virulence. Many of these behaviours are regulated by a process known as quorum sensing.
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Avantika Lal is a 3rd year student of biochemistry at Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi University.
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Lal, A. Quorum sensing. Reson 14, 866–871 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12045-009-0082-9
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