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The EPS Matrix: The “House of Biofilm Cells”
Journal of Bacteriology · 2007 · Vol. 189(22) · pp. 7945–7947
Hans‐Curt Flemming✉(University of Duisburg-Essen)Thomas R. Neu(Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research)Daniel J. Wozniak(Wake Forest University)
Abstract
In response to a suggestion by the Biofilms 2007 organizing committee to hold an evening session on biofilm extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), an exceptionally inspiring event followed contributions by Ken Bayles, Alan Decho, Martina Hausner, Jan Kreft, Thomas Neu, Per Nielsen, Ute Romling,
Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen RemovalMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingBiologyBiofilmMatrix (chemical analysis)MicrobiologyBacteriaComputational biologyGeneticsMaterials science
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BacteriaBiopolymersExtracellular MatrixExtracellular Matrix ProteinsBiofilms
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