Term Name: flocculation
Synonyms: cell-cell adhesion involved in flocculation, cell-cell adhesion involved in flocculation via cell wall protein-carbohydrate interaction, co-flocculation, coflocculation, coflocculation via lectin-mannose interaction, coflocculation via protein-carbohydrate interaction, flocculation via cell wall protein-carbohydrate interaction, flocculation via extracellular polymer
Definition: The reversible, non-sexual aggregation of single-celled organisms in suspension to form aggregates of many cells known as flocs.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0000128]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: adhesion between unicellular organisms biological process involved in intraspecies interaction between organisms
has subtype: galactose-specific flocculation mannose-specific flocculation
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of flocculation
positively regulated by: positive regulation of flocculation
regulated by: regulation of flocculation