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Biofilms are bacterial communities embedded in a glue-like matrix mostly composed of exopolysaccharides and a small amount of proteins and nucleic acids. Conventional disinfection and sterilization methods are often ineffective with the biofilms since microorganisms within the biofilm show different properties from those in free planktonic life. The use of the gas discharge plasmas is a novel alternative...
Summary form only given. Biofilms are populations of microorganisms set in a glue-like matrix mostly composed of exopolysaccharides and a small amount of proteins and nucleic acids. Biofilms play an important role in bacterial pathogenesis in humans, animals, and plants, and in bacterial attachments to surfaces such as in medical devices, dental waterlines, etc. Disinfection and sterilization methods...
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