Quorum Sensing

Image: Bobtail Squid, Quorum Sensing

Caption: Photograph of the head of a bobtail squid glowing with bioluminescent bacteria it has ingested. Squid-vibrio research has been funded by NSF since 1989.

Source: Bonnie Bassler, Princeton University (Note: bbassler@molbiol.princeton.edu) Credit: M.J. McFall-Ngai and E.G. Ruby, University of Hawaii

NSF Funded: yes
NSF permission to use: YES (External and internal use)

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