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Biofilms as complex differentiated communities.
Annual review of microbiology - 1 Jan 2002
Stoodley P, Sauer K, Davies D G, Costerton J W
Abstract excerpt
Prokaryotic biofilms that predominate in a diverse range of ecosystems are often composed of highly structured multispecies communities. Within these communities metabolic activities are integrated, and developmental sequences, not unlike those of multicellular organisms, can be detected. These structural adaptations and interrelationships are made possible by the expression of sets of genes that result in...
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