The perfect slime
The perfect slime
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DOI：
10.1016/j.colsurfb.2011.04.025
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发表时间：
2011-09-01
影响因子：
5.8
通讯作者：
Flemming, Hans-Curt
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作者：
Flemming, Hans-Curt
生物膜模式的生活是唯一可能的，因为生物膜生物体是暂时固定在细胞外聚合物（EPS），也称为“粘液”的基质。基质可以被认为是微生物的一种新兴特性，使它们能够形成稳定的协同聚生体，支持信号分子和水平基因转移的相互作用，并最终被细胞外酶激活，将基质转化为外部消化系统。尽管看起来很难看，但这种基质是生物膜细胞高度分化和功能性的直接环境，尽管看起来是随机的。(C)2011 Elsevier B.V.保留所有权利。
The biofilm mode of life is only possible because biofilm organisms are transiently immobilized in a matrix of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), also known as "slime". The matrix can be considered an emerging property of microorganisms, allowing them to form stable synergistic consortia, supporting interaction by signaling molecules and horizontal gene transfer and, eventually being activated by extracellular enzymes which turn the matrix into an external digestion system. As unsightly it is, this matrix is-although seemingly stochastic-a highly differentiated and functional immediate environment for biofilm cells. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.