Brock Biology of Microorganisms (14th Edition)
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Author: Michael T. Madigan, John M. Martinko, Kelly S. Bender, Daniel H. Buckley, David A. Stahl, Thomas Brock
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The biofilm contains any syntrophic association of microorganism in which cells stick to a surface. These sticky cells become fixed within a greasy extracellular matrix that is composed of EPS (extracellular
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