Yan J, Nadell C, Bassler B. Environmental fluctuation governs selection for plasticity in biofilm production. ISME J. 2017;11(7):1569–1577. PMCID: PMC5520152

Papenfort K, Silpe J, Schramma K, Cong J-P, Seyedsayamdost M, Bassler B. A Vibrio cholerae autoinducer-receptor pair that controls biofilm formation. Nat Chem Biol. 2017;13(5):551–557. PMCID: PMC5391282

Boyaci H, Shah T, Hurley A, Kokona B, Li Z, Ventocilla C, Jeffrey P, Semmelhack M, Fairman R, Bassler B, Hughson F. Structure, Regulation, and Inhibition of the Quorum-Sensing Signal Integrator LuxO. PLoS Biol. 2016;14(5):e1002464. PMCID: PMC4878744

Høyland-Kroghsbo N, Paczkowski J, Mukherjee S, Broniewski J, Westra E, Bondy-Denomy J, Bassler B. Quorum sensing controls the Pseudomonas aeruginosa CRISPR-Cas adaptive immune system. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2017;114(1):131–135. PMCID: PMC5224376

Paczkowski J, Mukherjee S, McCready A, Cong J-P, Aquino C, Kim H, Henke B, Smith C, Bassler B. Flavonoids Suppress Virulence through Allosteric Inhibition of Quorum-sensing Receptors. J Biol Chem. 2017;292(10):4064–4076. PMCID: PMC5354481

Nadell C, Ricaurte D, Yan J, Drescher K, Bassler B. Flow environment and matrix structure interact to determine spatial competition in biofilms. Elife. 2017;6. PMCID: PMC5283829

Papenfort K, Bassler B. Quorum sensing signal-response systems in Gram-negative bacteria. Nat Rev Microbiol. 2016;14(9):576–88. PMCID: PMC5056591

Kim M, Ingremeau F, Zhao A, Bassler B, Stone H. Local and global consequences of flow on bacterial quorum sensing. Nat Microbiol. 2016;1:15005. PMCID: PMC5010089

Yan J, Sharo A, Stone H, Wingreen N, Bassler B. Vibrio cholerae biofilm growth program and architecture revealed by single-cell live imaging. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016;113(36):E5337–43. PMCID: PMC5018804

Chen X, Schauder S, Potier N, Van Dorsselaer A, Pelczer I, Bassler B, Hughson F. Structural identification of a bacterial quorum-sensing signal containing boron. Nature. 2002;415(6871):545–9. PMID: 11823863

Miller M, Skorupski K, Lenz D, Taylor R, Bassler B. Parallel quorum sensing systems converge to regulate virulence in Vibrio cholerae. Cell. 2002;110(3):303–14. PMID: 12176318

Winans S, Bassler B. Mob psychology. J Bacteriol. 2002;184(4):873–83. PMCID: PMC134813

Zhu J, Miller M, Vance R, Dziejman M, Bassler B, Mekalanos J. Quorum-sensing regulators control virulence gene expression in Vibrio cholerae. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002;99(5):3129–34. PMCID: PMC122484

Federle M, Bassler B. Interspecies communication in bacteria. J Clin Invest. 2003;112(9):1291–9. PMCID: PMC228483

Hammer B, Bassler B. Quorum sensing controls biofilm formation in Vibrio cholerae. Mol Microbiol. 2003;50(1):101–4. PMID: 14507367

Mok K, Wingreen N, Bassler B. Vibrio harveyi quorum sensing: a coincidence detector for two autoinducers controls gene expression. EMBO J. 2003;22(4):870–81. PMCID: PMC145445

Taga M, Bassler B. Chemical communication among bacteria. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2003;100 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):14549–54. PMCID: PMC304117

Taga M, Miller S, Bassler B. Lsr-mediated transport and processing of AI-2 in Salmonella typhimurium. Mol Microbiol. 2003;50(4):1411–27. PMID: 14622426

Xavier K, Bassler B. LuxS quorum sensing: more than just a numbers game. Curr Opin Microbiol. 2003;6(2):191–7. PMID: 12732311

Zhao G, Wan W, Mansouri S, Alfaro J, Bassler B, Cornell K, Zhou Z. Chemical synthesis of S-ribosyl-L-homocysteine and activity assay as a LuxS substrate. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2003;13(22):3897–900. PMID: 14592470

Henke J, Bassler B. Bacterial social engagements. Trends Cell Biol. 2004;14(11):648–56. PMID: 15519854

Henke J, Bassler B. Three parallel quorum-sensing systems regulate gene expression in Vibrio harveyi. J Bacteriol. 2004;186(20):6902–14. PMCID: PMC522208

Henke J, Bassler B. Quorum sensing regulates type III secretion in Vibrio harveyi and Vibrio parahaemolyticus. J Bacteriol. 2004;186(12):3794–805. PMCID: PMC419960

Miller S, Xavier K, Campagna S, Taga M, Semmelhack M, Bassler B, Hughson F. Salmonella typhimurium recognizes a chemically distinct form of the bacterial quorum-sensing signal AI-2. Mol Cell. 2004;15(5):677–87. PMID: 15350213

Lenz D, Mok K, Lilley B, Kulkarni R, Wingreen N, Bassler B. The small RNA chaperone Hfq and multiple small RNAs control quorum sensing in Vibrio harveyi and Vibrio cholerae. Cell. 2004;118(1):69–82. PMID: 15242645

Semmelhack M, Campagna S, Hwa C, Federle M, Bassler B. Boron binding with the quorum sensing signal AI-2 and analogues. Org Lett. 2004;6(15):2635–7. PMID: 15255709

Neiditch M, Federle M, Miller S, Bassler B, Hughson F. Regulation of LuxPQ receptor activity by the quorum-sensing signal autoinducer-2. Mol Cell. 2005;18(5):507–18. PMID: 15916958

Semmelhack M, Campagna S, Federle M, Bassler B. An expeditious synthesis of DPD and boron binding studies. Org Lett. 2005;7(4):569–72. PMID: 15704896

Ulrich D, Kojetin D, Bassler B, Cavanagh J, Loria P. Solution structure and dynamics of LuxU from Vibrio harveyi, a phosphotransferase protein involved in bacterial quorum sensing. J Mol Biol. 2005;347(2):297–307. PMID: 15740742

Waters C, Bassler B. Quorum sensing: cell-to-cell communication in bacteria. Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol. 2005;21:319–46. PMID: 16212498

Xavier K, Bassler B. Interference with AI-2-mediated bacterial cell-cell communication. Nature. 2005;437(7059):750–3. PMCID: PMC1388276

Xavier K, Bassler B. Regulation of uptake and processing of the quorum-sensing autoinducer AI-2 in Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol. 2005;187(1):238–48. PMCID: PMC538819

Camilli A, Bassler B. Bacterial small-molecule signaling pathways. Science. 2006;311(5764):1113–6. PMCID: PMC2776824

Bassler B, Losick R. Bacterially speaking. Cell. 2006;125(2):237–46. PMID: 16630813

Bassler B. Cell-to-cell communication in bacteria: a chemical discourse. Harvey Lect. 2004;100:123–42. PMID: 16970177

Neiditch M, Federle M, Pompeani A, Kelly R, Swem D, Jeffrey P, Bassler B, Hughson F. Ligand-induced asymmetry in histidine sensor kinase complex regulates quorum sensing. Cell. 2006;126(6):1095–108. PMCID: PMC3468944

Lenz D, Bassler B. The small nucleoid protein Fis is involved in Vibrio cholerae quorum sensing. Mol Microbiol. 2007;63(3):859–71. PMID: 17181781

Tu K, Bassler B. Multiple small RNAs act additively to integrate sensory information and control quorum sensing in Vibrio harveyi. Genes Dev. 2007;21(2):221–33. PMCID: PMC1770904

Xavier K, Miller S, Lu W, Kim J, Rabinowitz J, Pelczer I, Semmelhack M, Bassler B. Phosphorylation and processing of the quorum-sensing molecule autoinducer-2 in enteric bacteria. ACS Chem Biol. 2007;2(2):128–36. PMID: 17274596

Bassler B. Playing the game with nature. Biotechniques. 2007;42(2):123. PMID: 17373474

Hammer B, Bassler B. Regulatory small RNAs circumvent the conventional quorum sensing pathway in pandemic Vibrio cholerae. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007;104(27):11145–9. PMCID: PMC1888797

Rader B, Campagna S, Semmelhack M, Bassler B, Guillemin K. The quorum-sensing molecule autoinducer 2 regulates motility and flagellar morphogenesis in Helicobacter pylori. J Bacteriol. 2007;189(17):6109–17. PMCID: PMC1951907

Svenningsen S, Waters C, Bassler B. A negative feedback loop involving small RNAs accelerates Vibrio cholerae’s transition out of quorum-sensing mode. Genes Dev. 2008;22(2):226–38. PMCID: PMC2192756

Waters C, Lu W, Rabinowitz J, Bassler B. Quorum sensing controls biofilm formation in Vibrio cholerae through modulation of cyclic di-GMP levels and repression of vpsT. J Bacteriol. 2008;190(7):2527–36. PMCID: PMC2293178

Swem L, Swem D, Wingreen N, Bassler B. Deducing receptor signaling parameters from in vivo analysis: LuxN/AI-1 quorum sensing in Vibrio harveyi. Cell. 2008;134(3):461–73. PMCID: PMC2585989

Pompeani A, Irgon J, Berger M, Bulyk M, Wingreen N, Bassler B. The Vibrio harveyi master quorum-sensing regulator, LuxR, a TetR-type protein is both an activator and a repressor: DNA recognition and binding specificity at target promoters. Mol Microbiol. 2008;70(1):76–88. PMCID: PMC2628434

Tu K, Waters C, Svenningsen S, Bassler B. A small-RNA-mediated negative feedback loop controls quorum-sensing dynamics in Vibrio harveyi. Mol Microbiol. 2008;70(4):896–907. PMCID: PMC2680268

Nadell C, Bassler B, Levin S. Observing bacteria through the lens of social evolution. J Biol. 2008;7(7):27. PMCID: PMC2776406

Hammer B, Bassler B. Distinct sensory pathways in Vibrio cholerae El Tor and classical biotypes modulate cyclic dimeric GMP levels to control biofilm formation. J Bacteriol. 2009;191(1):169–77. PMCID: PMC2612459

Svenningsen S, Tu K, Bassler B. Gene dosage compensation calibrates four regulatory RNAs to control Vibrio cholerae quorum sensing. EMBO J. 2009;28(4):429–39. PMCID: PMC2632942