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quorum sensing
noun
Definition of QUORUM SENSING
: a regulatory mechanism of bacteria that involves the release of molecules which when present at threshold concentrations signal the expression of bacterial genes controlling specific group actions (as the formation of biofilms)
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First Known Use of QUORUM SENSING
1994
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