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  2. Biofilm - Wikipedia

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    The final stage of biofilm formation is known as development, and is the stage in which the biofilm is established and may only change in shape and size. [ citation needed ] The development of a biofilm may allow for an aggregate cell colony to be increasingly tolerant [ 23 ] or resistant to antibiotics .

  3. Application of biofilms in industry - Wikipedia

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    Biofilms can consist of a multitude of bacteria, fungi, and algae which are able to absorb, immobilize, and degrade many common pollutants found in wastewater.By harnessing a natural phenomenon, biofilm-mediated remediation is an environmentally friendly method for environmental cleanup. [3]

  4. Phototrophic biofilm - Wikipedia

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    The formation of biofilms is a complex process and is dependent upon the availability of light as well as the relationships between the microorganisms. Biofilms serve a variety of roles in aquatic, terrestrial, and extreme environments; these roles include functions which are both beneficial and detrimental to the environment.

  5. Intertidal biofilm - Wikipedia

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    Biofilms in marine environments Various biofilm components (including bacteria, algae, and fungi) are embedded in a matrix of extracellular polymeric substances.. An intertidal bioflim is a biofilm that forms on the intertidal region of bodies of water.

  6. Biofilm prevention - Wikipedia

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    Surface roughness can also affect biofilm adhesion. Rough, high-energy surfaces are more conducive to biofilm formation and maturation, while smooth surfaces are less susceptible to biofilm adhesion. The roughness of a surface can affect the hydrophobicity or hydrophilicity of the contacting substance, which in turn affects its ability to adhere.

  7. Microbiome - Wikipedia

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    Access to the previously invisible world opened the eyes and the minds of the researchers of the seventeenth century. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek investigated diverse bacteria of various shapes, fungi, and protozoa, which he called animalcules, mainly from water, mud, and dental plaque samples, and discovered biofilms as a first indication of microorganisms interacting within complex communities.

  8. Colonisation (biology) - Wikipedia

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    Colonisation occurs on several scales. In the most basic form, as biofilm in the formation of communities of microorganisms on surfaces. [1] This microbiological colonisation also takes place within each animal or plant and is called microbiome. In small scales such as colonising new sites, perhaps as a result of environmental change.

  9. Bacillus subtilis - Wikipedia

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    Perhaps animals eating plants with B. subtilis biofilms can foster growth of the bacterium in their gastrointestinal tract. It has been shown that the entire lifecycle of B. subtilis can be completed in the gastrointestinal tract, which provides credence to the idea that the bacterium enters the gut via plant consumption and stays present as a ...