Biofilms as a Source of Pathogenicity

Biofilms Microbial ecology: Interactions of microbes with both biotic and abiotic environments o Constitute micro-ecosystems that are filled with hundreds of other microorganisms o Where the adherent microbial cells are encased within a self-produced matrix of extracellular polymeric substances jumbled with proteins, carbohydrates and/or DNA o Such surface-attached communities are referred as biofilms