Quorum Sensing Is a Regulatory System That Requires a Certain

question 10

Multiple Choice

Quorum sensing is a regulatory system that requires a certain cell density to work effectively. Each of the following activities utilizes quorum sensing EXCEPT

• A) Staph aureus infection.
• B) transition of Candida albicans from budding yeast to elongated filaments.
• C) flagella synthesis in Proteus vulgaris.
• D) light emission by Aliivibrio fischeri.

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