Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

1. Quorum sensing and regulation of pseudomonas aeruginosa infections / Victoria E. Wagner and Barbara H. Iglewski -- 2. The pseudomonas aeruginosa quinolone signal / Everett C. Pesci -- 3. Quorum-sensing-mediated regulation of plant-bacteria interactions and agrobacterium tumefaciens virulence / Catharine E. White and Stephen C. Winans -- 4. Jamming bacterial communications : new strategies to combat bacterial infections and the development of biofilms / Michael Givskov and Morten Hentzer -- 5. Quorum-sensing-mediated regulation of biofilm growth and virulence of Vibrio cholerae / Jun Zhu and John J. Mekalanos -- 6. LuxS in cellular metabolism and cell-to-cell signaling / Kangmin Duan and Michael G. Surette.

Many bacterial diseases are caused by organisms growing together as communities or biofilms. These microorganisms have the capacity to coordinately regulate specific sets of genes by sensing and communicating amongst themselves utilizing a variety of signals. This book examines the mechanisms of quorum sensing and cell-to-cell communication in bacteria and the roles that these processes play in regulating virulence, bacterial interactions with host tissues, and microbial development. Recent studies suggest that microbial cell-to-cell communication plays an important role in the pathogenesis of a variety of disease processes. Furthermore, some bacterial signal molecules may possess immunomodulatory activity. Thus, understanding the mechanisms and outcomes of bacterial cell-to-cell communication has important implications for appreciating host-pathogen interactions and ultimately may provide new targets for antimicrobial therapies that block or interfere with these communication networks.