biofilm formation
id: GO:0042710
name: biofilm formation
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: A process in which microorganisms irreversibly attach to and grow on a surface and produce extracellular polymers that facilitate attachment and matrix formation, resulting in an alteration in the phenotype of the organisms with respect to growth rate and gene transcription.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0032022 | multicellular pellicle formation |
| GO:0044010 | single-species biofilm formation |
| GO:0044399 | multi-species biofilm formation |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0051704 | multi-organism process |
