title: Mechanisms of Competition in Biofilm Communities.
abstract: Bacterial biofilms are dense and often mixed-species surface-attached communities in which bacteria coexist and compete for limited space and nutrients. Here we present the different antagonistic interactions described in biofilm environments and their underlying molecular mechanisms, along with ecological and evolutionary insights as to how competitive interactions arise and are maintained within biofilms.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Integrative Biology, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Olaya
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Rendueles
authors.affiliation: Institut Pasteur, Unité de Génétique des Biofilms, Département de Microbiologie, F-75015 Paris, France.
authors.forename: Jean-Marc
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ghigo
mesh_terms: D000898:Antibiosis / Q000502:physiology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion / Q000502:physiology*; D018441:Biofilms / Q000254:growth & development*; D017753:Ecosystem