[The mechanism of formation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm, a type of structured population].
The paper is an attempt to analyze and generalize molecular and cell biology data on the formation of polysaccharide matrix--based biofilms. The conception of biofilms as structured populations sharing the characteristics of uni- and multicellular organisms and population is proposed.
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Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, pr. Nauki 5, Pushchino, Moscow Oblast, 142290 Russia.
D018441:Biofilms / Q000254:growth & development*; D002450:Cell Communication; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000378:metabolism; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000502:physiology*
D011134:Polysaccharides