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Biofilms: an emergent form of bacterial life

Nature reviews. Microbiology, 2016-09, Vol.14 (9), p.563-575 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

COPYRIGHT 2016 Nature Publishing Group ;Copyright Nature Publishing Group Sep 2016 ;ISSN: 1740-1526 ;EISSN: 1740-1534 ;DOI: 10.1038/nrmicro.2016.94 ;PMID: 27510863

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Title:
Biofilms: an emergent form of bacterial life
Author: Flemming, Hans-Curt ; Wingender, Jost ; Szewzyk, Ulrich ; Steinberg, Peter ; Rice, Scott A ; Kjelleberg, Staffan
Subjects: Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology ; Bacteria ; Bacteria - metabolism ; Bacterial Adhesion ; Bacterial Physiological Phenomena ; Biofilms ; Biological research ; Biology, Experimental ; Microbial Consortia ; Microbial mats ; Microorganisms ; Observations ; Physiology ; Polymers - metabolism ; Polysaccharides, Bacterial - chemistry ; Polysaccharides, Bacterial - physiology ; Proteins ; Social interaction
Is Part Of: Nature reviews. Microbiology, 2016-09, Vol.14 (9), p.563-575
Description: Bacterial biofilms are formed by communities that are embedded in a self-produced matrix of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). Importantly, bacteria in biofilms exhibit a set of 'emergent properties' that differ substantially from free-living bacterial cells. In this Review, we consider the fundamental role of the biofilm matrix in establishing the emergent properties of biofilms, describing how the characteristic features of biofilms - such as social cooperation, resource capture and enhanced survival of exposure to antimicrobials - all rely on the structural and functional properties of the matrix. Finally, we highlight the value of an ecological perspective in the study of the emergent properties of biofilms, which enables an appreciation of the ecological success of biofilms as habitat formers and, more generally, as a bacterial lifestyle.
Publisher: England: Nature Publishing Group
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 1740-1526
EISSN: 1740-1534
DOI: 10.1038/nrmicro.2016.94
PMID: 27510863
Source: MEDLINE
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Biofilms: an emergent form of bacterial life

COPYRIGHT 2016 Nature Publishing Group ;Copyright Nature Publishing Group Sep 2016 ;ISSN: 1740-1526 ;EISSN: 1740-1534 ;DOI: 10.1038/nrmicro.2016.94 ;PMID: 27510863

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