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| What is a biofilm? |
Overview |
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| Structure and matrix |
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| Structure and matrix – aquatic |
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| Your body |
Medical devices |
Contact lenses |
| Catheters |
| Prosthetics |
| Ventilators |
| Skin |
Acne |
| Staphylococcus epidermidis |
| Disease and wounding |
| The gut |
Clostridium difficile |
| Disease |
| Healthy microbiome |
| Escherichia coli |
| Teeth |
Streptoccus mutans |
| Lungs |
Pneumonia |
| Cystic fibrosis |
| Tuberculosis |
| Gallbladder |
Gallstones |
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| Hospitals |
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| Food and drink |
Good biofilms |
Food |
| Beverages |
| Beverages |
Drinking water |
| Wine |
| Shelf life |
Fruit and vegetables |
| Farms |
Pigs |
| Dairy |
| Poultry |
| Food poisoning |
Listeria |
| Salmonella |
| Food factories |
Health aspects |
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| Your home |
Where you might find them |
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| Legionella |
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| Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
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| Industry |
Evaporative cooling |
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| Water distribution |
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| Oil |
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| Aquatic biofouling |
Biofouling organisms |
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| Man made structures and vessels |
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| Marine creatures |
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| Helpful biofilms |
Beverages |
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| Chemical production |
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| Waste water treatment |
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| Oil spills |
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| Dairy waste |
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| Food |
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| Metals mining |
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| Bioremediation |
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| Microbial fuel cells |
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| How do we stop biofilms? |
Chemical treatments |
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| Enzymatic disruption |
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| Steel or copper coatings |
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| Biosurfactants |
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| Bacteriocins |
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| Quorum Sensing inhibition |
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| Essential oils |
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| Non-stick coatings |
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| Antifouling coatings |
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| Nanoparticles |
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| Bacteriophages |
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| High hydrostatic pressure |
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| Non-thermal plasma |
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| Biocides |
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| Antimicrobials |
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| Photocatalysts |
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| In the lab |
Microscope images |
Gallery |
| Without microscopy |
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| Activities |
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