On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Biofilm. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Biofilm meaning
A thin film of mucus created by and containing a colony of bacteria and other microorganisms.
Using Biofilm
- The main meaning on this page is: A thin film of mucus created by and containing a colony of bacteria and other microorganisms.
- In the example corpus, biofilm often appears in combinations such as: the biofilm, biofilm formation, of biofilm.
Context around Biofilm
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 8 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Biofilm
- In this selection, "biofilm" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, efficient, bacterial, bank, formation, retains and colony stand out and add context to how "biofilm" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include are efficient biofilm producers indicating and biofilm grown s. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "biofilm" sits close to words such as aaf, aalen and abrogated, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with biofilm
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Acidity is critical to suppressing bacterial biofilm development, complicating infection control in medical settings. (14 words)
When bacteria are healthy, they produce more biofilm and become stronger and more resilient. (14 words)
The eggs will be analyzed for the fatty acid signature of the Roberts Bank biofilm. (15 words)
Competent S. pneumoniae in a biofilm have the survival advantage that they can more easily take up transforming DNA from nearby cells in the biofilm to use for recombinational repair of oxidative damages in their DNA. (36 words)
Bacteria living in a biofilm usually have significantly different properties from free-floating bacteria of the same species, as the dense and protected environment of the film allows them to cooperate and interact in various ways. (36 words)
But if the biofilm retains liquid water through to daytime there isn’t really any limit on how warm it could get and still retain liquid within the biofilm that perhaps Earth life could colonize. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
But if the biofilm retains liquid water through to daytime there isn’t really any limit on how warm it could get and still retain liquid within the biofilm that perhaps Earth life could colonize.
Competent S. pneumoniae in a biofilm have the survival advantage that they can more easily take up transforming DNA from nearby cells in the biofilm to use for recombinational repair of oxidative damages in their DNA.
Dispersal Dispersal of cells from the biofilm colony is an essential stage of the biofilm life cycle.
However, reports have shown that multi-drug resistant strains are efficient biofilm producers, indicating a direct relationship between biofilm formation and antibiotic resistance.
Other reports have shown that the biofilm-associated protein (BAP) in A. baumannii, involved in biofilm formation, is capable of stimulating humoral response in mice, which suggests that it may have a role in virulence.
The final stage of biofilm formation is known as dispersion, and is the stage in which the biofilm is established and may only change in shape and size.
Acidity is critical to suppressing bacterial biofilm development, complicating infection control in medical settings.
The eggs will be analyzed for the fatty acid signature of the Roberts Bank biofilm.
While the outpost offers a holistic assortment of treatments, including Botox, PRP and orthodontics, guests can also experience precision cleaning via Guided Biofilm Therapy, a gentle technique that removes plaque using air, water and powder.
According to Colgate-Palmolive, the smart toothbrush comes with optic sensor technology that alerts you about biofilm buildup in your mouth.
A periodontal pocket develops as the plaque bacteria from the biofilm continues to accumulate and moves below the gum line.
But “Tesla,” which also stars Kyle MacLachlan and Jim Gaffigan, isn’t exactly your average biofilm.
In drinking water systems, organic microorganisms can develop what's called a biofilm on the interior of corroded pipes.
Suzhou's TenNor Therapeutics received Orphan Drug Designation in the US for its novel antibacterial, TNP-2092, as a treatment for biofilm infections on prosthetic joints.
We intend for the phage to be engineered for a wide host range, and to express anti-biofilm and antimicrobial payloads.
When bacteria are healthy, they produce more biofilm and become stronger and more resilient.
An ecologic shift away from balanced populations within the dental biofilm is driven by certain (cariogenic) microbiological populations beginning to dominate when the environment favours them.
Bacteria living in a biofilm usually have significantly different properties from free-floating bacteria of the same species, as the dense and protected environment of the film allows them to cooperate and interact in various ways.
Biofilm grown S. mutans cells are genetically transformed at a rate 10- to 600-fold higher than S. mutans growing as free-floating planktonic cells suspended in liquid.
Cell-cell communication or quorum sensing has been shown to be involved in the formation of biofilm in several bacterial species.
Common combinations with biofilm
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the biofilm 12×
- biofilm formation 8×
- of biofilm 5×
- for biofilm 4×
- in biofilm 3×
- biofilm that 2×
- biofilm is 2×
- biofilm development 2×
- biofilm on 2×
- biofilm and 2×