Inter-kingdom signalling: communication between bacteria and their hosts

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Inter-kingdom signalling: communication between bacteria and their hosts

Nature Reviews Microbiology 6, 111 (2008). doi:10.1038/nrmicro1836

Authors: David T. Hughes & Vanessa Sperandio

Microorganisms and their hosts communicate with each other through an array of hormonal signals. This cross-kingdom cell-to-cell signalling involves small molecules, such as hormones that are produced by eukaryotes and hormone-like chemicals that are produced by bacteria. Cell-to-cell signalling between bacteria, usually referred to as