Life: The Science of Biology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781319010164
Author: David E. Sadava, David M. Hillis, H. Craig Heller, Sally D. Hacker
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 25.3, Problem 1R
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The mechanism of formation of biofilms and the researchers’ special interest in them.
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Different microbial communities form a different kind of structure and remain together in a close proximity. Some form layers in sediments, while others form small or large clumps. Some form a dense film around or on a surface, which is generally known as a biofilm. In this structure, the organisms remain bound in a polysaccharide matrix.
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