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A process whereby microorganisms irreversibly attach to and grow on a surface and produce extracellular polymers that facilitate attachment and matrix formation, resulting in an alteration in the phenotype of the organisms with respect to growth rate and gene transcription. Any process by which an organism has an effect on another organism of the same or different species. A process whereby microorganisms produce an extracellular matrix and form multicellular aggregates at an air-liquid interface.

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GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: multicellular pellicle formation
Acc: GO:0032022
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: A process whereby microorganisms produce an extracellular matrix and form multicellular aggregates at an air-liquid interface.
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GO:0032022 - multicellular pellicle formation (interactive image map)
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