Volume 8, Number 9—September 2002
Perspective
Biofilms: Microbial Life on Surfaces
Table 1
Variables important in cell attachment and biofilm formation
Properties of the substratum | Properties of the bulk fluid | Properties of the cell |
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Texture or roughness | Flow velocity | Cell surface hydrophobicity |
Hydrophobicity | pH | Fimbriae |
Conditioning film | Temperature | Flagella |
Cations | Extracellular polymeric substances | |
Presence of antimicrobial agents |