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biofilm

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Noun — A structured community of microorganisms, such as bacteria, that adhere to a surface and are embedded in a self-produced protective matrix of mucuslike extracellular material.

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Etymology

From bio- + film. First used in the early 1970s in the context of wastewater treatment.

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