multi-species biofilm formation

Term ID

GO:0044399

Synonyms

• multi-species biofilm formation in or on host organism
• multi-species biofilm formation on inanimate substrate
• multi-species submerged biofilm formation
• multi-species surface biofilm formation

Definition

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.

References

Ontology

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