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Induction of rapid detachment in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 biofilms.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Feb 2005
Thormann Kai M, Saville Renée M, Shukla Soni, Spormann Alfred M
Abstract excerpt
Active detachment of cells from microbial biofilms is a critical yet poorly understood step in biofilm development. We discovered that detachment of cells from biofilms of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 can be induced by arresting the medium flow in a hydrodynamic biofilm system. Induction of detachment was rapid, and substantial biofilm dispersal started as soon as 5 min after the stop of flow. We developed a...
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