Microbial landscapes: new paths to biofilm research

被引：231

作者：

Battin, Tom J.

Sloan, William T.

Kjelleberg, Staffan

Daims, Holger

Head, Ian M.

Curtis, Tom P.

Eberl, Leo

机构：

[1] Univ Vienna, Dept Freshwater Ecol, A-1090 Vienna, Austria

[2] Univ Glasgow, Dept Civil Engn, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Lanark, Scotland

[3] Univ New S Wales, Sch Biotechnol & Biomol Sci, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia

[4] Univ New S Wales, Ctr Marine Biofouling & BioInnovat, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia

[5] Univ Vienna, Dept Microbial Ecol, A-1090 Vienna, Austria

[6] Newcastle Univ, Sch Civil Engn & Geosci, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 7RU, Tyne & Wear, England

[7] Univ Zurich, Inst Plant Biol, CH-8008 Zurich, Switzerland

来源：

NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY | 2007年 / 5卷 / 01期

基金：

英国工程与自然科学研究理事会; 奥地利科学基金会; 英国自然环境研究理事会;

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D O I：

10.1038/nrmicro1556

中图分类号：

Q93 [微生物学];

学科分类号：

071005 ; 100705 ;

摘要：

It is the best of times for biofilm research. Systems biology approaches are providing new insights into the genetic regulation of microbial functions, and sophisticated modelling techniques are enabling the prediction of microbial community structures. Yet it is also clear that there is a need for ecological theory to contribute to our understanding of biofilms. Here, we suggest a concept for biofilm research that is spatially explicit and solidly rooted in ecological theory, which might serve as a universal approach to the study of the numerous facets of biofilms.

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页码：76 / 81

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