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Biofilms

by: Hans-Curt Flemming
In eLS (2001), doi:10.1002/9780470015902.a0000342.pub2  Key: citeulike:11165760

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Most microorganisms on earth live in aggregates such as films, flocs, mats, granules or sludge – this form of life is referred to as ‘biofilms’, and it is involved in the biogeochemical cycles of all major elements including metals. Encased in a highly hydrophilic matrix of extracellular polymeric substances, biofilm organisms can develop stable microconsortia and complex interactions, resulting in features of multicellular organisms.


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