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The importance of cellular processes associated with interfaces is well established in many biological disciplines. In microbiology, however, this realization has been gained only recently for reasons discussed elsewhere (10). Biofilms are defined here as microorganisms and extracellular products associated with a substratum. Discussion of this group centered on the relevance of biofilm communities, the sequence of their development after cellular attachment, the properties and processes of biofilms along with methodological approaches to gain insights into these considerations, as well as techniques for controlling biofilms.
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McFeters, G.A. et al. (1984). Biofilm Development and Its Consequences. In: Marshall, K.C. (eds) Microbial Adhesion and Aggregation. Life Sciences Research Reports, vol 31. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70137-5_9
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