title: The EPS matrix as an adaptive bastion for biofilms: introduction to special issue.
authors.affiliation: Microbial Interactions Laboratory, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA. awdecho@mailbox.sc.edu.
authors.forename: Alan W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Decho
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D018407:Bacterial Physiological Phenomena; D018441:Biofilms; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000378:metabolism*; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D008055:Lipids / Q000737:chemistry; D009696:Nucleic Acids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins; D008055:Lipids; D009696:Nucleic Acids; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial