Concept information
Preferred term
microbial mat
Definition
- A microbial mat is a multi-layered sheet of microorganisms, mainly bacteria and archaea, and also just bacterial. Microbial mats grow at interfaces between different types of material, mostly on submerged or moist surfaces, but a few survive in deserts. A few are found as endosymbionts of animals. Although only a few centimetres thick at most, microbial mats create a wide range of internal chemical environments, and hence generally consist of layers of microorganisms that can feed on or at least tolerate the dominant chemicals at their level and which are usually of closely related species. (Adapted from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microbial_mat)
Broader concept
In other languages
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French
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tapis microbien
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/QX8-LSKDHM5F-7
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