FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term flocculation ID (Ontology) GO:0000128 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The reversible, non-sexual aggregation of single-celled organisms in suspension to form aggregates of many cells known as flocs.[ PubMed:11472912 PubMed:21114594 PubMed:8740415 ]
Also Known As "cell-cell adhesion involved in flocculation"
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 |__biological process involved in intraspecies interaction between organisms__
cell-cell adhesion                                                             |
 |__adhesion between unicellular organisms_____________________________________|
                                                                               flocculation
                                                                                |__galactose-specific flocculation
                                                                                |__mannose-specific flocculation
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Is a biological process involved in intraspecies interaction between organisms
adhesion between unicellular organisms
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  • "cell-cell adhesion involved in flocculation" EXACT
    "cell-cell adhesion involved in flocculation via cell wall protein-carbohydrate interaction" NARROW
    "co-flocculation" NARROW[ PubMed:10689163 ]
    "coflocculation" NARROW
    "coflocculation via lectin-mannose interaction" NARROW[ PubMed:11693916 ]
    "coflocculation via protein-carbohydrate interaction" NARROW
    "flocculation via cell wall protein-carbohydrate interaction" RELATED
    "flocculation via extracellular polymer" RELATED
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Wikipedia:Flocculation