AUTHOR=Swords W E.

TITLE=Quorum signaling and sensing by nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

VOLUME=Volume 2 - 2012

YEAR=2012

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cellular-and-infection-microbiology/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2012.00100

DOI=10.3389/fcimb.2012.00100

ISSN=2235-2988

ABSTRACT=Quorum signals are diffusible factors produced by bacteria that coordinate communal responses.  For Haemophilus influenzae, a series of recent papers indicate that production and sensing of quorum signals are determinants of biofilm formation/maturation and persistence in vivo.  In this mini-review I will summarize the current knowledge about quorum signaling/sensing by H. influenzae, and identify specific topics for additional study.