Examples of biofilm in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Based on the tissue samples, these sensors can detect an infection hours before a biofilm sets in—by the time populations reach that 1 million mark, the indicator would have turned green. — Max G. Levy, Wired, 23 Feb. 2022 This plaque is an accumulation of bacteria, fungi and viruses that live together in a community known as a microbial biofilm. — Josefine Hirschfeld, CNN, 19 Nov. 2021 Some biofilm probably has been present on the memorial’s marble surface from its early years. — Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2021 This process, never before attempted on this scale, reduced the pigmented biofilm to a fine ash. — Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2021 Bogan picked up a rock dotted with snails, which were grazing on the slimy biofilm of microbes. — Ian James, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2021 After a few weeks of pouring water over the sand, a gooey biofilm formed on top. — Jonathan Schifman, Popular Mechanics, 8 Aug. 2021 Newer technology replaces this regeneration zone with a smaller, self-contained, plantless biofilter, which uses material such as lava rock and gravel to build up a biofilm. — Karen Bruno, WSJ, 23 June 2021 The bacteria in biofilm can cause some pretty nasty, hard-to-treat breakouts, Dr. Soleymani says. — Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 11 June 2021 See More

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