Microbial attachment hydrophobic effects

In fact, there are several other theories proposed to explain the mechanisms by which microbial adhesion on a surface can take place. These include, but may not be limited to, the Derjaguin Landau Verwey and Overback (DLVO) theory (which involves considering the effects of hydrophobicity and surface charge) and the theory of thermodynamics of attachment (which involves surface-free energy). These theories and their different aspects have been explained elsewhere [50] and we will not introduce those details here. 

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