biofilm

Definitions

A thin film of mucus created by and containing a colony of bacteria and other microorganisms.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“The differences in biofilm penetration patterns of both tested photosensitisers and the light⟳ source could have⟳ played an important role for the survival of microorganisms after the application of aPDT. In a recent own⟳ study⟳, we showed that the deepest layers of the oral biofilm were not affected by the aPDT [4 ].”

“These interactions are essential for the assembly of an exopolysaccharides-rich matrix and the development of cospecies biofilms.”

CEFR level