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 Stages of biofilm formation and definition

Posted By Admin    on 26-10-2021    Comments (10)

Definition : Biofilm is a consortium of bacteria or other microbes organized within an extensive exopolysaccharide exopolymers

Five stages : 
reversible attachment
irreversible attachment
maturation 1
maturation 2
dispersion
Bacterial cells in biofilm microcolonies are held together by a slime like matrix.This matrix is chemically complex including polysaccharides ,nucleic acids and proteins.

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