A process in which microorganisms irreversibly attach to and grow on a surface and produce extracellular polymers that facilitate attachment and matrix formation, resulting in an alteration in the phenotype of the organisms with respect to growth rate and gene transcription.
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| rdf:type | |
| rdfs:comment |
A process in which microorganisms irreversibly attach to and grow on a surface and produce extracellular polymers that facilitate attachment and matrix formation, resulting in an alteration in the phenotype of the organisms with respect to growth rate and gene transcription.
|
| rdfs:subClassOf | |
| rdfs:label |
biofilm formation
|
| skos:exactMatch | |
| skos:narrower |