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Author: Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark
Publisher: OpenStax
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Chapter 9, Problem 21RQ
Quorum sensing is triggered to begin when
- treatment with antibiotics occurs
- bacteria release growth hormones
- bacterial protein expression is switched on
- a sufficient number of bacteria are present
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