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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