single-species biofilm formation
A process in which planktonically growing microorganisms of the same 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:0051703
biological process involved in intraspecies interaction between organisms
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auto-aggregation
broad
bfp-dependent aggregation
narrow
bundle-forming fimbriae-dependent aggregation
narrow
bundle-forming pili-dependent aggregation
narrow
tfp-dependent aggregation
narrow
type IV pili-dependent aggregation
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