Abiotic Environmental Factors Affecting the Formation of Microbial Biofilms

Abiotic Environmental Factors Affecting the Formation of Microbial Biofilms

Biofilms are aform of existence of bacteria in the environment, due to which bacteria can expand the boundaries of their habitats during contamination of different surfaces under diverse conditions. The most important environmental factors affecting biofilms are discussed. These factors include temp...

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Published in:Biology bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences Vol. 45; no. 5; pp. 490 - 496
Main Authors: Ponomareva, A. L., Buzoleva, L. S., Bogatyrenko, E. A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Moscow Pleiades Publishing 01-09-2018
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Abiotic factors
Acidity
Bacteria
Biochemistry
Biofilms
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Cell Biology
Ecology
Environmental factors
Life Sciences
Nutrients
Osmolarity
Zoology
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Summary:Biofilms are aform of existence of bacteria in the environment, due to which bacteria can expand the boundaries of their habitats during contamination of different surfaces under diverse conditions. The most important environmental factors affecting biofilms are discussed. These factors include temperature, osmolarity, the concentration of ferrous iron ions, the availability of nutrients, the quality of materials on which biofilms are formed, and light and theambient acidity.
ISSN:1062-3590
1608-3059
DOI:10.1134/S106235901805014X