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biofilm
noun[ C or U ]
biology, environment specializeduk /ˈbaɪ.əʊ.fɪlm/ us /ˈbaɪ.oʊ.fɪlm/
a thin layer that forms on top of some wet surfaces and consists of bacteria and other very small organisms: 生物被膜
Samples were obtained from areas of waste water where the biofilm was of uniform thickness.样本取自废水中生物被膜厚度均匀的区域。
Biofilms can pose a problem during water treatment.
There are several methods of detecting biofilm formation.
Large quantities of a biofilm formed inside the air stripper, so that it needed to be cleaned out every week.
The cells in the biofilms have been shown to be viable, active, and able to grow.
When acidification of the groundwater ceased, the biofilm no longer formed.
A large range of genetic and environmental parameters have been found to govern in vitro biofilm formation of E. coli.
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