Cabral, VitorXavier, Karina Bivar2020-03-182020-03-182018-03-14http://hdl.handle.net/10400.7/942Bacterial sensing is important for perceiving environmental cues and activating responses. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Hertzog et al. (2018) show that group A Streptococcus can couple the ability to respond to host cues with autoinduction of a quorum sensing system, leading to killing of bacterial competitors.engQuorum SensingStreptococcus pyogenesjournal article10.1016/j.chom.2018.02.009