Inhibitors and Antagonists of Bacterial Quorum Sensing

Bacteria can regulate community-wide behaviors including biofilm formation, virulence, conjugation, sporulation, and swarming motility through a process called quorum sensing. Inhibitors and antagonists of bacterial quorum sensing are important research tools and potential therapeutic agents. In this review, we have summarized recent developments in this area. (C) 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Med Res Rev, 29, No. 1, 65-124, 2009