Interactions in multispecies biofilms: do they actually matter?
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...and element cycling (23, 52, 53, 55), contaminant (such as heavy metal) concentration and transfer in food webs (23), induction of benthic invertebrate larval settlement (10, 13, 56), and xenobiotic compound biodegradation (21, 30, 32, 57)....
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...Interactions of microorganisms in close spatial juxtaposition within the biofilm matrix facilitate metabolic cooperation (1, 3, 19, 21, 22, 26, 30) and genetic exchanges due to both the physical structure of the biofilm and community-level communication among organisms (21, 22, 30, 31)....
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...However, biofilms in nature mostly comprisemultiple species, where inter-species interactions can shape the development, structure and function of these communities (Yang et al., 2011b; Elias and Banin, 2012; Rendueles and Ghigo, 2012; Burmølle et al., 2014)....
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...Undoubtedly, biofilms should be envisioned as continuously evolving dynamic entities that cannot merely be seen as the sum of all components therein (Yang et al., 2011b; Burmølle et al., 2014)....
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