MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES

BIOFILMS  are complex communities of assorted organisms.

• Examples
  • Dental plaques
  • Slime on the inner walls of pipes and tubing
  • Endocarditis
  • Cystic fibrosis
  • Middle ear infections
  • Kidney stones
  • Periodontal disease
  • Prostate infections

BACTERIAL BIOFILMS refer to bacterial growth in tiny clusters called MICROCOLONIES. These are made up of different species of bacteria + gooey polysaccharide.

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