¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Biofilms
1. biofilm [n] - See also: biofilm
Lexicographical Neighbors of Biofilms
Literary usage of Biofilms
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Drinking Water Distribution Systems: Assessing and Reducing Risks by National Academies Press, National Research Council (U.S.), National Academies Press (U.S. (2006)
"biofilms can be a reservoir for opportunistic pathogens. ... biofilms also provide
protection of pathogens (including some primary pathogens) including ..."
2. Control of Biofilm Growth in Drinking Water Distribution Systems by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"Growths of bacteria on pipe walls, called biofilms, also can provide a haven for
... It is likely that biofilms exist in all distribution system pipelines, ..."
3. Impacts Of Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Some bacteria grow in biofilms that cannot be easily penetrated by ... Some examples
of bacteria growing in biofilms are the plaque that causes tooth decay, ..."
4. Ending the War Metaphor: The Changing Agenda for Unraveling the Host-Microbe by Forum on Microbial Threats, Institute of Medicine (U.S.) (2006)
"Most of the oral microbiota are organized in complex multispecies biofilms attached
to hard and soft surfaces of teeth and oral tissues. ..."
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