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Canonical bacterial quorum-sensing (QS) circuits. Autoinducing peptide (AIP) QS in Gram-positive bacteria by (A) two-component signaling, or (B) an AIP-binding transcription factor. Small molecule QS in Gram-negative bacteria by (C) a LuxI/LuxR-type system, or (D) two-component signaling.