Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

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
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
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Phenotype
Phenotype caused by Genes