Definition of Biofilm

1. Noun. (biology) A complex aggregation of microorganisms marked by the excretion of a protective and adhesive matrix. ¹

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Definition of Biofilm

1. a thin layer of microorganisms [n -S]

Medical Definition of Biofilm

1. A technique of immobilising cells by growing microbes or other microbial organisms, usually embedded in extracellular polymers such as implanted medical devices, which adhere to surfaces submerged in, or subjected to, aquatic environments. They are glued together to form microbial communities which are highly resistant to both phagocytes and antibiotics. A layered culture of microorganisms growing on a surface that they have created themselves by secreting polysaccharides and glycoproteins. (26 Jun 1999)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Biofilm

bioethicist
bioethicists
bioethics
biofabric
biofabrics
biofact
biofactor
biofactors
biofacts
biofeedback
biofeedbacks
biofertilizer
biofertilizers
biofilament
biofilaments
biofilm (current term)
biofilms
biofilter
biofilters
biofiltration
biofix
biofixes
bioflavinoid
bioflavonoid
bioflavonoids
biofluid
biofluidic
biofluids
bioform
bioforms

Literary usage of Biofilm

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Superfund And Mining Megasites: Lessons from the Coeur D'alene River Basin by National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Superfund Site Assessment, National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Superfund Site Assessment and Remediation in the C (2005)
"(1998) observed an accumulation of metals in biofilm (algae, bacteria, and detritus attached to the substrate), invertebrates, and whole fish in ..."

2. Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources: A Guide to (1993)
"Cross-disciplinary biofilm engineering research focuses on understanding, ... Results of basic and applied biofilm engineering research will allow industry ..."

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