multi-species biofilm formation
A process in which planktonically growing microorganisms of different species grow at a liquid-air interface or on a solid substrate under the flow of a liquid and produce extracellular polymers that facilitate matrix formation, resulting in a change in the organisms' growth rate and gene transcription.
GO:0042710
biofilm formation
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GO:0044403
biological process involved in symbiotic interaction
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multi-species biofilm formation in or on host organism
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multi-species biofilm formation on inanimate substrate
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multi-species submerged biofilm formation
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multi-species surface biofilm formation
related