Foundations in Microbiology
Foundations in Microbiology
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781259705212
Author: Kathleen Park Talaro, Barry Chess Instructor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Biofilm is formed by close associations among several groups of microbes as well as plants and animals. They are formed on moist surfaces with a thin layer of organic compounds, like, polysaccharides or glycoproteins deposited over it.

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