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    Apparent surface associated lag time in growth of primary biofilm cells

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    2000-07
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    Rice, A. R.
    Hamilton, Martin A.
    Camper, Anne K.
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    Abstract
    The ability of microorganisms to form biofilms has been well documented. Bacterial cells make a transition from a planktonic state to a sessile state, replicate, and subsequently populate a surface. In this study, organisms that initially colonize a ``clean'' surface are referred to as ``primary'' biofilm cells. The progeny of the first generation of sessile cells are known as ``secondary'' biofilm cells. This study examined the growth of planktonic, primary, and secondary biofilm cells of a green fluorescent protein producing (GFP+) Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA01. Biofilm experiments were performed in a parallel plate flow cell reactor with a glass substratum. Individual cells were tracked over time using a confocal scanning laser microscope (CSLM). Primary cells experience a lag in their growth that may be attributed to adapting to a sessile environment or undergoing a phenotypic change. This is referred to as a surface associated lag time. Planktonic and secondary biofilm cells both grew at a faster rate than the primary biofilm cells under the same nutrient conditions.
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    https://scholarworks.montana.edu/xmlui/handle/1/14139
    DOI
    10.1007/s002480000011
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    Rice, A.R., M.A. Hamilton, and A.K. Camper, "Apparent Surface Associated Lag Time in Growth of Primary Biofilm Cells,"" 40(1):8-15 (2000).
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