agglutination involved in conjugation with cellular fusion
agglutination involved in conjugation with mutual genetic exchange
biofilm matrix assembly
flocculation +
multi-species biofilm formation +
olfactory sociosexual communication
pollen tube adhesion
pollen tube reception
single-species biofilm formation +
A process in which planktonically growing microorganisms of the same species grow at a liquid-air interface or on a solid substrate under the flow of a liquid and produce extracellular polymers that facilitate matrix formation, resulting in a change in the organisms' growth rate and gene transcription.