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Interspecies bacterial interactions in biofilms

Year: 1995

Type: article

Abstract: Interactions among bacterial populations can have a profound influence on the structure and physiology of microbial communities. Interspecies microbial interactions begin to influence a biofilm during the initial stages of formation, bacterial attachment and surface colonization, and continue to influence the structure and physiology of the biofilm as it develops. Although the majority of research on bacterial interactions has utilized planktonic communities, the characteristics of biofilm growth (cell positions that are relatively stable and local areas of hindered diffusion) suggest that interspecies interactions may be more significant in biofilms.

Source: Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology

DOI: 10.1007/bf01569978

Authors: G A James, L Beaudette, J W Costerton

Institutions: University of Calgary, Montana State University, University of Alberta

Language: English

Topic: Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Science Foundation, Montana State University, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Award: Engineering Research Center for Interfacial Microbial Process Engineering