Biofilm development and enhanced stress resistance of a model, mixed-species community biofilm

• Main Authors: Lee, Kai Wei Kelvin, Periasamy, Saravanan, Mukherjee, Manisha, Xie, Chao, Kjelleberg, Staffan, Rice, Scott A.
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/103588; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/19428
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Most studies of biofilm biology have taken a reductionist approach, where single-species biofilms have been extensively investigated. However, biofilms in nature mostly comprise multiple species, where interspecies interactions can shape the development, structure and function of these communities d...