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Microbes pooling their slime into a fortress so dental plaque survives your mouthwash.
means A community of bacteria stuck to a surface, wrapped in self-made goo that shields them from drugs and immune attacks.
from From Greek bios (life) plus film (a thin layer); coined in the 1970s once scientists realized free-floating germs were the exception, not the rule.
Antibiotic shieldUp to 1000 times harder to kill.
EverywherePlaque, pipes, ship hulls, contact lenses.
Most microbesRoughly 80 percent of bacteria live in biofilms.