Term Name: | flocculation |
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Synonyms: | cell-cell adhesion involved in flocculation, cell-cell adhesion involved in flocculation via cell wall protein-carbohydrate interaction, co-flocculation, coflocculation, coflocculation via lectin-mannose interaction, coflocculation via protein-carbohydrate interaction, flocculation via cell wall protein-carbohydrate interaction, flocculation via extracellular polymer |
Definition: | The reversible, non-sexual aggregation of single-celled organisms in suspension to form aggregates of many cells known as flocs. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0000128] QuickGO AmiGO |