Three faces of biofilms: a microbial lifestyle, a nascent multicellular organism, and an incubator for diversity

Abstract Biofilms are organised heterogeneous assemblages of microbial cells that are encased within a self-produced matrix. Current estimates suggest that up to 80% of bacterial and archaeal cells reside in biofilms. Since biofilms are the main mode of microbial life, understanding their biology an...

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Autores principales:	Anahit Penesyan, Ian T. Paulsen, Staffan Kjelleberg, Michael R. Gillings
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
Materias:	Microbial ecology QR100-130
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:0432a440d83547b49a1e1f65058037422021-11-14T12:25:24ZThree faces of biofilms: a microbial lifestyle, a nascent multicellular organism, and an incubator for diversity10.1038/s41522-021-00251-22055-5008https://doaj.org/article/0432a440d83547b49a1e1f65058037422021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41522-021-00251-2https://doaj.org/toc/2055-5008Abstract Biofilms are organised heterogeneous assemblages of microbial cells that are encased within a self-produced matrix. Current estimates suggest that up to 80% of bacterial and archaeal cells reside in biofilms. Since biofilms are the main mode of microbial life, understanding their biology and functions is critical, especially as controlling biofilm growth is essential in industrial, infrastructure and medical contexts. Here we discuss biofilms both as collections of individual cells, and as multicellular biological individuals, and introduce the concept of biofilms as unique incubators of diversity for the microbial world.Anahit PenesyanIan T. PaulsenStaffan KjellebergMichael R. GillingsNature PortfolioarticleMicrobial ecologyQR100-130ENnpj Biofilms and Microbiomes, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021)
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description	Abstract Biofilms are organised heterogeneous assemblages of microbial cells that are encased within a self-produced matrix. Current estimates suggest that up to 80% of bacterial and archaeal cells reside in biofilms. Since biofilms are the main mode of microbial life, understanding their biology and functions is critical, especially as controlling biofilm growth is essential in industrial, infrastructure and medical contexts. Here we discuss biofilms both as collections of individual cells, and as multicellular biological individuals, and introduce the concept of biofilms as unique incubators of diversity for the microbial world.
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author	Anahit Penesyan Ian T. Paulsen Staffan Kjelleberg Michael R. Gillings
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title	Three faces of biofilms: a microbial lifestyle, a nascent multicellular organism, and an incubator for diversity
title_short	Three faces of biofilms: a microbial lifestyle, a nascent multicellular organism, and an incubator for diversity
title_full	Three faces of biofilms: a microbial lifestyle, a nascent multicellular organism, and an incubator for diversity
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Three faces of biofilms: a microbial lifestyle, a nascent multicellular organism, and an incubator for diversity

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