| biofilm development in the extremely acidophilic archaeon 'ferroplasma acidarmanus' fer1. | 'ferroplasma acidarmanus' fer1 is an iron-oxidizing extreme acidophile isolated from the iron mountain mine, california, usa. this archaeon is predominantly found in biofilm-associated structures in the environment, and produces two distinct biofilm morphologies. bioinformatic analysis of the 'f. acidarmanus' fer1 genome identified genes annotated as involved in attachment and biofilm formation. no putative quorum sensing signaling genes were identified and no n-acyl homoserine lactone-like comp ... | 2010 | 20835877 |