Quorum Sensing Desynchronization Leads to Bimodality and Patterned Behaviors

David N. Quan; Chen-Yu Tsao; Hsuan-Chen Wu; William E. Bentley

doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004781

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Quorum Sensing Desynchronization Leads to Bimodality and Patterned Behaviors

David N. Quan,

Affiliations Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America, Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, College Park, Maryland, United States of America
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Chen-Yu Tsao,

Affiliations Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America, Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, College Park, Maryland, United States of America
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Hsuan-Chen Wu,

Affiliations Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America, Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, College Park, Maryland, United States of America
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William E. Bentley

* E-mail: bentley@umd.edu

Affiliations Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America, Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, College Park, Maryland, United States of America
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Quorum Sensing Desynchronization Leads to Bimodality and Patterned Behaviors

David N. Quan,
Chen-Yu Tsao,
Hsuan-Chen Wu,
William E. Bentley

Published: April 12, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004781

About the Authors

David N. Quan

Affiliations Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America, Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, College Park, Maryland, United States of America

Chen-Yu Tsao

Hsuan-Chen Wu

William E. Bentley

* E-mail: bentley@umd.edu

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DNQ CYT HCW WEB. Performed the experiments: DNQ. Analyzed the data: DNQ. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DNQ. Wrote the paper: DNQ CYT WEB.

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