Microbiology With Diseases By Taxonomy (6th Edition)
6th Edition
ISBN: 9780134832302
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3, Problem 13SA
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The function of glycocalyces and fimbriae in forming a biofilms.
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Fimbriae are the extensions present on the cell surface of bacteria. They are short, rod like, non-motile, and numerous in number with sticky and bristle ends.
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Microbiology With Diseases By Taxonomy (6th Edition)
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