Microbiology: A Systems Approach 4th Edition by Marjorie Kelly Cowan

Exercise 19

Critical thinking is the ability to reason and solve problems using facts and concepts. These questions can be approached from a number of angles and, in most cases, they do not have a single correct answer.
Quorum sensing is a process used by many bacteria for communication. It involves the production of molecules called autoinducers, which act as bacterial chemoattractants. Describe how a motile bacterium would use its flagellum to respond to such a stimulus in its environment.