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E pluribus unum, politically and biochemically: How bacteria achieve a ?quorum? to coordinate collective behavior.
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Bacteria constantly produce molecules called acylated homoserine lactones (AHLs) and release them into the environment. (The LuxR proteins comes into play later.)

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Posted: November 3, 2008

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