Definition of "biofilms" [biofilms]

• Plural form of biofilm. (noun)

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• "~ Team builds viruses to combat harmful 'biofilms' -- "In one of the first potential applications of synthetic biology, an emerging field that aims to design and build useful biomolecular systems, researchers from MIT and Boston University are engineering viruses to attack and destroy the surface "biofilms" that harbor harmful bacteria in the body and on industrial and medical devices.""
• "CHICAGO -- In the arms race between humans and bacteria, the ability to form "biofilms" -- large aggregations of microbes embedded in a slimy matrix -- has been one of the weapons the organisms use to defeat the immune system, antibiotic drugs and other threats."
• "The study found RNPA1000 acted against the main strains of MRSA and also against bacteria called biofilms, which colonize on implanted medical devices."