Biofilm

Synonyms for "biofilm"

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Translations

9 translations across 8 languages.

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Finnish

2 entries
  • biofilmi noun (aggregation of microorganisms)
  • biokalvo noun (aggregation of microorganisms)

French

1 entries
  • biopellicule noun (aggregation of microorganisms)

German

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  • Biofilm noun (aggregation of microorganisms)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • biofilm noun (aggregation of microorganisms)

Polish

1 entries
  • biofilm noun (aggregation of microorganisms)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • biofilme noun (aggregation of microorganisms)

Slovak

1 entries
  • biofilm noun (aggregation of microorganisms)

Spanish

1 entries
  • biopelícula noun (aggregation of microorganisms)

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

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When you turn on the water, particularly if water has remained stagnant in your home’s pipes for longer than normal (for example, a week or more), germs from biofilm can come out of the faucet, showerhead, or other water devices.

Source: tatoeba (12015119)

The early stage gum disease, gingivitis, occurs when oral bacteria forms a biofilm or plaques on teeth. This dental plaque can then harden into tartar which then must be scraped away by dentists.

Source: tatoeba (12164113)

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 ].

Source: wiktionary

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

Source: wiktionary

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