Streptomycetes Biofilms. I. Occurrence and Formation
Vinogradova, K.A.; Bulgakova, V.G.; Polin, A.N.; Kozhevin, P.A.
Antibiotiki i Khimioterapiia 60(1-2): 39-46
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 0235-2990 PMID: 26168684 Document Number: 679207
Streptomycetes, soil-dwelling mycelial bacteria, can form biofilms as indigenous components of the environment. The biofilms formed by streptomycetes exist in different ecological niches, in natural, medical, industrial environments. The biofilm-forming streptomycetes affect water quality, human health, associate with deterioration of artworks and historical monuments. The review should be of interest for researchers of the biofilm mode of streptomycetes growth.