Comments on: Sunlight makes a vicious strain of bacteria even more dangerous https://gregladen.com/blog/2007/11/13/sunlight-makes-a-vicious-strai/ Thu, 20 May 2021 20:12:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 By: CRM-114 https://gregladen.com/blog/2007/11/13/sunlight-makes-a-vicious-strai/#comment-558 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:24:38 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2007/11/13/sunlight-makes-a-vicious-strai/#comment-558 I wonder if light detection overrides quorum sensing. When initiating an attack on the host, it would be best if (1) there were enough comrades nearby, and (2) they were inside the host. Sensing a quorum in bright light would probably be a waste of resources.

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