FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term biofilm formation ID (Ontology) GO:0042710 (Gene Ontology)
Definition A process in which planktonically growing microorganisms grow at a liquid-air interface or on a solid substrate under the flow of a liquid and produce extracellular polymers that facilitate matrix formation, resulting in a change in the organisms' growth rate and gene transcription.[ PubMed:11932229 ]
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  cell aggregation
   |__aggregation of unicellular organisms
       |__biofilm formation
           |__multi-species biofilm formation
           |__single-species biofilm formation
           |   |__single-species biofilm formation in or on host organism
           |   |__single-species submerged biofilm formation(+)
           |   |__single-species surface biofilm formation
           |__submerged biofilm formation
           |   |__single-species submerged biofilm formation(+)
           |__surface biofilm formation
               |__single-species surface biofilm formation
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