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ChEBI
autoinducer
- Term ID
- CHEBI:71338
- Synonyms
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- autoinducers
- Definition
- A signalling molecule produced and used by bacteria participating in quorum sensing, that is, in cell-cell communication to coordinate community-wide regulation of processes such as biofilm formation, virulence, and bioluminescence in populations of bacteria. Such communication can occur both within and between different species of bacteria.
- References
- Ontology
- ChEBI ( EBI )
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Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from autoinducer
Phenotype where environments contain autoinducer
Phenotype modified by environments containing autoinducer
Human Disease Model