Concept information
Preferred term
Extracellular Polymeric Substance Matrix
Type
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mesh:Descriptor
Definition
- Extracellular matrix formed by secreted polymeric organic compounds by microorganisms. This secreted compound is mostly polysaccharides but may include proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids. The matrix facilitates attachment of microbes to form various BIOFILM communities. Secreted polymeric organic compounds by microorganisms. This secreted compound is mostly polysaccharides but may include proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids. Collectively formed matrix facilitates attachment of microbes to form various BIOFILM communities.
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Biofilm Matrix
- EPS Matrix
Allowable Qualifier(s)
- chemistry (Qualifier)
- classification (Qualifier)
- cytology (Qualifier)
- drug effects (Qualifier)
- enzymology (Qualifier)
- genetics (Qualifier)
- immunology (Qualifier)
- metabolism (Qualifier)
- microbiology (Qualifier)
- parasitology (Qualifier)
- pathology (Qualifier)
- physiology (Qualifier)
- radiation effects (Qualifier)
- transplantation (Qualifier)
- ultrastructure (Qualifier)
- virology (Qualifier)
In other languages
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French
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Matrice d'EPS
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Matrice du biofilm
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-T36L4M3S-L
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