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Outer Membrane Vesicles and the Biofilm Formation

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Plenty of outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) are often found associated with the parent bacteria forming a biofilm. The functions of these OMVs in the biofilm are discussed in this chapter. Additional genetic and other studies are required to decide the exact role of OMVs and DNA in the formation of biofilm.

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  1. Biophysics, Formerly of Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Bidhan Nagar, Sector 1 Block-CF-69, Kolkata, 700064, India

    S. N. Chatterjee & Keya Chaudhuri

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Chatterjee, S.N., Chaudhuri, K. (2012). Outer Membrane Vesicles and the Biofilm Formation. In: Outer Membrane Vesicles of Bacteria. SpringerBriefs in Microbiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30526-9_5

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