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Biofilms Causing Bacteria

R. Kondal

Abstract


Biofilms are thickly pressed groups of microbial cells that develop on living or idle surfaces and encircle themselves with emitted polymers. Numerous bacterial species shape biofilms, and their study has uncovered them to be unpredictable and assorted. The auxiliary and physiological multifaceted nature of biofilms has prompted to the possibility that they are composed and helpful gatherings, similar to multicellular organisms.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37628/jibb.v2i2.117

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