Engineering nanoparticles to silence bacterial communication

The alarming spread of bacterial resistance to traditional antibiotics has warranted the study of alternative antimicrobial agents. Quorum sensing is a chemical cell-to-cell communication mechanism utilized by bacteria to coordinate group behaviors and establish infections. Quorum sensing is integra...

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Main Authors: Kristen Publicover Miller, Lei eWang, Yung Pin eChen, Perry J. Pellechia, Brian C. Benicewicz, Alan W. Decho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00189/full