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A bacterium lacking the receptor for responding to quorum-sensing signals would be unable to

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It would unable to create coordination with other microbes. Quorum-sensing is very important in bacterias. It relies on signal secreted by other higher and larger organisms in their environment. It allows them to adapt and coordinate with other microbes, pathogens, and living organism.
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