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We and others have hypothesized that here they are in the biofilm state, and to explore this we have investigated biofilm formation by the serogroup B strain MC58 on an abiotic surface, in a sorbarod system. Transcriptional changes were analysed, focusing on alteration in gene expression relevant to polysaccharide capsulation, lipooligosaccharide and outer-membrane protein synthesis \u2013 all phenotypes of importance in epithelial colonization. We report downregulation of genes controlling capsulation and the production of core oligosaccharide, and upregulation of genes encoding a range of outer-membrane components, reflecting phenotypic changes that have been established to occur in the colonizing state. A limited comparison with organisms recovered from an extended period of co-cultivation with epithelial cells suggests that this model system may better mirror natural colonization than do short-term meningococcal\/epithelial cell co-cultivation systems. 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