Publicado em "Biofilms7: microbial works of art: book of abstracts". ISBN 978-989-97478-7-6; The pervasive growth of antibiotic-resistant is pressing the development of novel strategies to control infectious diseases. Quorum sensing (QS) is a key communication mechanism that allows bacteria to regulate gene expression, and thus many physiological activities e.g. virulence, motility, and biofilm formation. Hence...