Noun
biofilm (countable and uncountable, plural biofilms)
(biology, medicine) A thin film of mucus created by and containing a colony of bacteria and other microorganisms.
According to Colgate-Palmolive, the smart toothbrush comes with optic sensor technology that alerts you about biofilm buildup in your mouth. Source: Internet
An ecologic shift away from balanced populations within the dental biofilm is driven by certain (cariogenic) microbiological populations beginning to dominate when the environment favours them. Source: Internet
A periodontal pocket develops as the plaque bacteria from the biofilm continues to accumulate and moves below the gum line. Source: Internet
Cell-cell communication or quorum sensing has been shown to be involved in the formation of biofilm in several bacterial species. Source: Internet
Competent S. pneumoniae in a biofilm have the survival advantage that they can more easily take up transforming DNA from nearby cells in the biofilm to use for recombinational repair of oxidative damages in their DNA. Source: Internet
Dental plaque Dental plaque is an oral biofilm that adheres to the teeth and consists of many species of both bacteria and fungi (such as Streptococcus mutans and Candida albicans), embedded in salivary polymers and microbial extracellular products. Source: Internet