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Biofilm

Appears in 4 processs and 12 steps. Everything below is linked: open a process to see it in context.

Top processes

Biofilms and quorum signalling in soil microcolonies

9 steps

Bacteria and archaea

1 step

Biofilms and quorum signalling in soil microcolonies

Soil protists: flagellates, amoebae and ciliates as selective bacterial grazers

1 step

Naked amoebae (Acanthamoeba, Naegleria) crawl over surfaces and graze attached bacteria and biofilm

Predatory bacteria: Bdellovibrio and Myxococcus hunting soil prey

1 step

Prey escape: capsules, biofilm matrix and mutations reduce predation and leave persistent prey

Often found with

Soil bacteria 6 Extracellular polysaccharides 6 Pseudomonas 4 Carbon 4 Water 2 Nitrogen 1 Phenazines 1 Extracellular enzymes 1 Siderophores 1 Soil water 1 Mineral particles 1 Soil aggregates 1

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