This book introduces the concept of bacterial communication systems from a mathematical modeling point of view. It sheds light on the research undertaken in the

Presents information at the forefront of this exciting field and includes contributions on a range of organisms and signalling molecules.

Many bacterial diseases are caused by organisms growing together as communities or biofilms. These microorganisms have the capacity to coordinately regulate spe

Beginning with the germ theory of disease in the 19th century and extending through most of the 20th century, microbes were believed to live their lives as soli

Summarizes the science and recent research developments of chemical communication among bacteria