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The formation of a microbial biofilm on glass surfaces arranged in lamellar piles parallel with circulating sea water (3 cm·sec−1) was studied. The increase in dry weight, protein content, nucleotide content (ATP, ADP), and diatoms was followed over a period of 62 days. Dry weight and protein were estimates of the total biofilm development, whereas the nucleotide measurements revealed the viability of the biofilm and reflected the dynamics in the community structure.
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Dahlbäck, B., Pedersen, K. Viability of a marine microbial biofilm. Current Microbiology 7, 209–212 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01568800
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