Document Type
Poster
Publication Title
Northrop Grumman Engineering & Science Student Design Showcase
Abstract
Quorum sensing (QS) links phenotypic switching to cell density. While it is common in bacteria, it is less common among eukaryotes.
AQS system increases swimming speeds as cell density increases in the green algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and Chlamydomonas moewusii. This raises the question of whether this process is conserved in this cosmopolitan genus.
Another member of the genus, the alpine snow alga Chlamydomonas nivalis, was selected to test for conservation of this QS system.
Advisor
Andrew G. Palmer
Publication Date
4-25-2025
Recommended Citation
Ahrens, Joshua, "Identifying the Presence of Quorum Sensing-like Behavior in the Single Celled Alga Chlamydomonas nivalis" (2025). Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences Student Publications. 54.
https://repository.fit.edu/oems_student/54