Diffusion in Biofilms

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Philip S. Stewart · Montana State University

Abstract

Much of what makes life in a microbial biofilm different from life in a free aqueous suspension can be explained by invoking the phenomenon of diffusion. This article discusses the profound influence of the physics of the diffusion process on the chemistry and biology of the biofilm mode of growth.

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Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology Micro and Nano Robotics

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Bacteriology

Volume 185, Issue 5, pp. 1485-1491

DOI: 10.1128/jb.185.5.1485-1491.2003

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