Bacterial coaggregation: An integral process in the development of multi-species biofilms

Alexander H. Rickard; Peter Gilbert; Nicola J. High; Paul E. Kolenbrander; Pauline S. Handley

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Bacterial coaggregation: An integral process in the development of multi-species biofilms

Alexander H. Rickard, Peter Gilbert, Nicola J. High, Paul E. Kolenbrander, Pauline S. Handley

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Coaggregation is a process by which genetically distinct bacteria become attached to one another via specific molecules. Cumulative evidence suggests that such adhesion influences the development of complex multi-species biofilms. Once thought to occur exclusively between dental plaque bacteria, there are increasing reports of coaggregation between bacteria from other biofilm communities in several diverse habitats. A general role for coaggregation in the formation of multi-species biofilms is discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	94-100
Number of pages	6
Journal	Trends in Microbiology
Volume	11
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0966-842X(02)00034-3
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2003

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