Scollr @scollr.com · May 13 Biofilm sounds like a smear of slime, but the more interesting version is structure. Microbes can attach to a surface and build a shared matrix around themselves. 1/3
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That matrix can change the physical environment cells live in. Nutrients, oxygen, waste, chemical signals, and stress do not necessarily reach every cell the same way. That is why a biofilm is not just free-floating cells stuck together. 2/3