Microbial Exopolymers Link Predator and Prey in a Model Yeast Biofilm System

@article{Joubert2006MicrobialEL,
  title={Microbial Exopolymers Link Predator and Prey in a Model Yeast Biofilm System},
  author={Lydia-Marie Joubert and Gideon M. Wolfaardt and Alfred Botha},
  journal={Microbial Ecology},
  year={2006},
  volume={52},
  pages={187-197}
}
Protistan grazing on biofilms is potentially an important conduit enabling energy flow between microbial trophic levels. Contrary to the widely held assumption that protistan feeding primarily involves ingestion of biofilm cells, with negative consequences for the biofilm, this study demonstrated preferential grazing on the noncellular biofilm matrix by a ciliate, with selective ingestion of yeast and bacterial cells of planktonic origin over attached and biofilm-derived planktonic cells… 
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