I have to agree with Dr. Morris. When I saw this email originally, I
thought of the chicken and egg paradigm. If the surface is toxic, then it
will have the most affect. When it is not toxic, there will be major
interactions between surface and environmental parameters. I guess a time
varaible has to be added because what happens a 0 time + a few seconds will
be different from a time frame of hours to days.
At 03:14 PM 9/23/2002 +0100, you wrote:
>This is really an open question, and it might stimulate good discussion -=20
>something that we haven't seen in awhile on this mailing list. The answer=20
>is probably highly dependant on the ecosystem and micro-organisms involved,=
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>and the influence of "1" is probably difficult to separate from that of=20
>"2". Perhaps the reponses to this question could be formulated with=20
>specific reference to precise models. This promises to be interesting?
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>Cindy Morris
>INRA-Avignon
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>At 03:34 18/09/2002 +0100, D Ewanishin a =E9crit:
>What would be more influential in biofilm formation;
>1.The physical environment?
>2. The solid substrate on which it forms?
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