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Biofilms

Medical Definition:	Films of bacteria 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 (From Singleton & Sainsbury, Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, 2d ed). Biofilms consist of multilayers of microbial cells glued together to form microbial communities which are highly resistant to both phagocytes and antibiotics.
Guide Notes:	films of multilayers of bacteria or other micro-organism on polymers, usually implanted med devices; bacteria-named biofilms: coord IM with specific bacterium (IM) with no qualif, as Pseudomonas biofilm = PSEUDOMONAS (IM) + BIOFILMS (IM); biofilm formatio
Previously Indexed:	Bacteria (1981-1994)

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