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What is Pseudomonas Putida Biofilms about?

## Introduction Pseudomonas putida is a Gram-negative bacterium that is normally present in water, and this is generally used in environmental studies because of its ability to degrade aromatic compounds. The key capability to persist in these environments lies in how the cells can sense and respond to changes in their abiotic conditions. An abundance of nutrients, pH, temperature, water availability, oxygen, and redox state are among the six major factors that are essential for life. In soil habitats, the availability of water is of prime importance as these habitats get routinely or periodically dehydrated by drought or drainage events. Water availability is measured in terms of its water potential (ψ) and is influenced by both the concentration of solutes (solute potential) and the physical sorption of water to the surrounding surfaces (matric potential), which surges as habitats dry. The metabolic capabilities of soil microbes influence global events such as nitrogen and carbon cycling as the metabolic and physiological competence of bacterial cells are influenced by solute and matric potentials. One way to minimize water loss from cells is to form surface adhered aggregates of

Author

Nahid Rehman; Anjana Pandey

Publisher

Elsevier Science & Technology

Published

2022

Language

EN

ISBN

9780323905138

Subjects

Science, Biology, Stem