##  [Quorum Sensing](/index.php/quorum-sensing) 

  ##  [Quorum Sensing](https://natural.quantumdictionary.io/quorum-sensing-0) 

  

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Definition

A cell–cell communication mechanism used by microbes in which production, release and detection of signaling molecules (autoinducers) allow a population to coordinate gene expression and collective behaviors according to cell density or local signal concentration.