Modulation of the Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS) Production by Quorum Sensing (QS) in Bacteria
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Microorganisms are ubiquitous in their presence on the planet but the communication network they use to adapt, grow and survive is still under the exploration among the biologist world. The prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms grow as single species or in consortium under diverse ecosystems synthesize and release macromolecules known as extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). These 80% exopolysaccharides released in the ecosystem are having their origin from the microbial sources (Flemming and Wingender, 2001).They are present on the outer surface of bacterial cell. Exopolysaccharides produced by diverse ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 4 Number 6 (2015) pp. 884-896 http://www.ijcmas.com
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