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Microbes produce biofilms to support their communities in nutrient-limited environments

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Biofilms are complex extracellular structures formed by microbes (bacteria, archaea, protists, fungi and microalgae), usually as a response to stress induced by fluctuating factors in their environment1. However, microbes also naturally form biofilms to facilitate their interactions with other microbes, their environment and their hosts.

Biofilms are generally composed of extracellular DNA, complex carbohydrates (exopolysaccharides), proteins, metals and other molecules that contribute to assembly and stability, and at the same time facilitate interactions between the microbes that inhabit them.

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Del Mazo-Monsalvo, I., Santiago-Martínez, M.G. Microbes produce biofilms to support their communities in nutrient-limited environments. Nat Microbiol 9, 1636–1637 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-024-01743-5

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