Trends in Quorum Sensing and Quorum Quenching: New Perspectives and Applications

ISBN-13: 9780367224288 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 390 str.

V. Ravishankar Rai; Jamuna A. Bai

Opis

Quorum sensing or cell to cell communication is a key phenomenon responsible for plethora of activities and responses in both gram positive and gram negative bacteria. This book covers evolution of quorum sensing mechanism in bacteria and evaluate the potential application of quorum sensing inhibitors in the clinical and industrial settings.

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1. Expanding Roles and Regulatory Networks of LadS/RetS in Pseudomonas aeruginosa 2. Autoinducer-1 Quorum Sensing Communication Mechanism in Gram-Negative Bacteria 3. Toward a Systematic Genomic Survey of Bacterial Quorum Sensing Genes: Cross Cutting Regulatory and Genomic Concepts 4. Old Acquaintances in a New Role: Regulation of Bacterial Communication Systems by Fatty Acids 5. Analysis of Quorum Sensing by Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Spectroscopy 6. Quorum Sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: From Gene and Metabolic Networks to Bacterial Pathogenesis 7. Quorum Sensing in Vibrios 8. Quorum Sensing in Lactic Acid Bacteria 9. Role of N-acyl-homoserine Lactone QS Signals in Bacteria-Plant Interactions 10. Quorum Sensing and the Environment: Open Questions in Plant-Associated Bacteria 11. In Silico Mining of Quorum Sensing Genes in Genomes and Metagenomes for Ecological and Evolutionary Studies 12. Bacterial Quorum Sensing in Multispecies Communities: The Presence, Functions and Applications 13. Breaking Bad: Understanding How Bacterial Communication Regulates Biofilm-Related Oral Diseases 14. Quorum Sensing in Autotrophic Nitrogen Removal Systems for Wastewater Treatment 15. Mechanism and Types of Quorum Sensing Inhibitors 16. Role of Small Volatile Signaling Molecules in the Regulation of Bacterial Antibiotic Resistance and Quorum Sensing Systems 17. Recent Advances in Science of Quorum Sensing: An Overview of Natural Product Inhibitors 18. Nanomaterials as Quorum Sensing Inhibitors 19. Phytochemical Compounds Targeting the Quorum Sensing System as a Tool to Reduce the Virulence Factors of Food Pathogenic Bacteria 20. Targeting Bacterial Communication to Improve Bacterial Infections Therapy: Implications for Phage-Based Treatments—A Mathematical Perspective 21. Quorum Quenching Monoclonal Antibodies for the Detection and Treatment of Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections 22. Novel Intervention Techniques in the Food Industry 23. Quorum Sensing and Quorum Quenching in Food-Related Bacteria 24. Quorum Quenching as an Anti-biofouling Strategy for Wastewater Reuse and Biofouling Affected Industries 25. Application of Quorum Sensing Inhibitors in Anti-biofouling Membranes 26. Quorum Sensing and Quorum Quenching Based Antifouling Mechanism: A Paradigm Shift for Biofouling Mitigation in a Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) 27. Application of Quorum Quenching in the Control of Animal Bacterial Pathogens