Decoding Microbial Chatter: Cell-Cell Communication in Bacteria

Intelligence operations worldwide monitor individuals directly or indirectly linked to terrorist networks for their communication activities, collectively described as “chatter.” Considerable effort and resources are devoted to assessing intelligence chatter. A major challenge is to distinguish

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