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SUBMITTER: Schmidt J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3062574 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Schmidt Juliane J Müsken Mathias M Becker Tanja T Magnowska Zofia Z Bertinetti Daniela D Möller Stefan S Zimmermann Bastian B Herberg Friedrich W FW Jänsch Lothar L Häussler Susanne S
PloS one 20110322 3
The characterization of factors contributing to the formation and development of surface-associated bacterial communities known as biofilms has become an area of intense interest since biofilms have a major impact on human health, the environment and industry. Various studies have demonstrated that motility, including swimming, swarming and twitching, seems to play an important role in the surface colonization and establishment of structured biofilms. Thereby, the impact of chemotaxis on biofilm ...[more]