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A device surface-associated community of one or more microbial species that are layered together by the product of polysaccharide intercellular adhesion, firmly attached to one another, and encased in an extracellular polymeric matrix that holds the biofilm together |
A device surface-associated community of one or more microbial species that are layered together by the product of polysaccharide intercellular adhesion, firmly attached to one another, and encased in an extracellular polymeric matrix that holds the biofilm together |
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Revision as of 15:45, 13 August 2019
A device surface-associated community of one or more microbial species that are layered together by the product of polysaccharide intercellular adhesion, firmly attached to one another, and encased in an extracellular polymeric matrix that holds the biofilm together
