Bacterial autoaggregation

Bacterial autoaggregation

Many bacteria, both environmental and pathogenic, exhibit the property of autoaggregation. In autoaggregation (sometimes also called autoagglutination or flocculation), bacteria of the same type form multicellular clumps that eventually settle at the bottom of culture tubes. Autoaggregation is gener...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Thomas Trunk, Hawzeen S. Khalil, Jack C. Leo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2018-03-01
Series:AIMS Microbiology
Subjects:
autoaggregation
autoagglutination
bacterial stress responses
biofilm
flocculation
microcolony formation
self-recognition
Online Access:http://www.aimspress.com/microbiology/article/1843/fulltext.html

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