single-species biofilm formation on inanimate substrate

id: GO:0044011
name: single-species biofilm formation on inanimate substrate
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: A process in which microorganisms of the same species attach to and grow on an inanimate surface such as a rock or pipe, 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.

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