GO Term : GO:0042710 biofilm formation GO

Namespace  biological_process Obsolete  false
description  A process in which planktonically growing microorganisms grow at a liquid-air interface or on a solid substrate under the flow of a liquid and produce extracellular polymers that facilitate matrix formation, resulting in a change in the organisms' growth rate and gene transcription.

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1 Ontology

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GO

5 Parents

Identifier Name Description
GO:0009987 cellular process Any process that is carried out at the cellular level, but not necessarily restricted to a single cell. For example, cell communication occurs among more than one cell, but occurs at the cellular level.
GO:0008150 biological_process Any process specifically pertinent to the functioning of integrated living units: cells, tissues, organs, and organisms. A process is a collection of molecular events with a defined beginning and end.
GO:0051704 multi-organism process A biological process which involves another organism of the same or different species.
GO:0044764 multi-organism cellular process Any process that is carried out at the cellular level which involves another organism of the same or different species.
GO:0042710 biofilm formation A process in which planktonically growing microorganisms grow at a liquid-air interface or on a solid substrate under the flow of a liquid and produce extracellular polymers that facilitate matrix formation, resulting in a change in the organisms' growth rate and gene transcription.

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43 Relations

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Child Term . Identifier
is_a GO:0042710 GO:0032022
is_a GO:0044764 GO:0042710
is_a GO:0051704 GO:0042710
is_a GO:0008150 GO:0042710
is_a GO:0009987 GO:0042710
part of GO:0042710 GO:0043707
part of GO:0042710 GO:0043708
part of GO:0042710 GO:0043709
part of GO:0042710 GO:0043710
is_a GO:0042710 GO:0044010
is_a GO:0042710 GO:0044011
is_a GO:0042710 GO:0044399
is_a GO:0042710 GO:0044400
is_a GO:0042710 GO:0044401
is_a GO:0042710 GO:0044407
is_a GO:0042710 GO:0090604
is_a GO:0042710 GO:0090605
is_a GO:0042710 GO:0090606
is_a GO:0042710 GO:0090607
is_a GO:0042710 GO:0090608
is_a GO:0042710 GO:0090609
part of GO:0042710 GO:0098775
part of GO:0042710 GO:0098785
regulates GO:0042710 GO:1900187
negatively regulates GO:0042710 GO:1900188
regulates GO:0042710 GO:1900188
positively regulates GO:0042710 GO:1900189
regulates GO:0042710 GO:1900189
regulates GO:0042710 GO:1900190
regulates GO:0042710 GO:1900191

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