In what level of the biofilm do the organisms slightly downregulate their metabolic activity, but still use nutrients and exchange genes?

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The second layer of the architecture is an intermediate level.Organisms in the second layer downregulate somewhat in their metabolic activity, but they clearly have the capacity to use nutrients, exchange genes, and have the potential for multiple drug resistance.This spatial arrangement, physiologic heterogeneity, and nonuniformity are based on the proximity of microorganisms aligning next to one another.

In What Level of the Biofilm Do the Organisms Slightly