kvorumi
Kvorumi, also known as quorum sensing, is a system of stimulus and response correlated to population density. It is a process used by bacteria to coordinate gene expression based on the local density of their population. Bacteria release and detect small signaling molecules called autoinducers. When the concentration of these autoinducers reaches a critical threshold, indicating a sufficient population density, it triggers a cascade of gene expression changes within the bacteria. These changes can affect a wide range of behaviors, including biofilm formation, virulence factor production, and bioluminescence.
The concept of quorum sensing was first discovered in the marine bacterium Vibrio fischeri, which lives symbiotically
Quorum sensing plays a significant role in bacterial pathogenesis, enabling bacteria to coordinate the expression of