Inhibitors and antagonists of bacterial quorum sensing

Bacteria can regulate community‐wide behaviors including biofilm formation, virulence, conjugation, sporulation, and swarming motility through a process called quorum sensing. Inhibitors and antagonists of bacterial quorum sensing are important research tools and potential therapeutic agents. In this review, we have summarized recent developments in this area. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Med Res Rev, 29, No. 1, 65–124, 2009

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