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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