Associational resistance to predation by protists in a mixed species biofilm

• Main Authors: Goh, Yu Fen, Røder, Henriette L., Chan, Siew Herng, Muhammad Hafiz Ismail, Madsen, Jonas S., Lee, Kelvin Kai Wei, Sørensen, Søren J., Givskov, Michael, Burmølle, Mette, Rice, Scott A., McDougald, Diane
• Other Authors: Interdisciplinary Graduate School (IGS)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Engineering::Bioengineering; Pseudomonas Aeruginosa; Klebsiella Pneumoniae
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/169418
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Mixed species biofilms exhibit increased tolerance to numerous stresses compared to single species biofilms. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of grazing by the heterotrophic protist, Tetrahymena pyriformis, on a mixed species biofilm consisting of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Pseudomonas p...