Are there biofilm-specific physiological pathways beyond a reasonable doubt?
The development of surface-attached communities called biofilms is often thought to be a regulated developmental process involving profound biofilm-specific modifications. Despite intense scrutiny and a growing body of evidence correlating changes in gene expression with the switch from planktonic-to-biofilm lifestyle, an integrated view of biofilm formation is still missing.
Ghigo
Jean Marc
JM
Groupe de Génétique des Biofilms, Institut Pasteur, CNRS URA 2172, 25, rue du Dr. Roux, 75724, Paris cedex 15, France. jmghigo@pasteur.fr
D018441:Biofilms; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D023281:Genomics; D010641:Phenotype; D040901:Proteomics