Concept information
Preferred term
biofilm
Type
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owl:NamedIndividual
Definition
- Mono- to multilayered microbial colony attached to surfaces with varying thickness of up to 2mm. Often a biofilm consists of very few cells of different microorganisms embedded in large amounts of extracellular slime. These cohesive often sticky layers may shrink and expand according to the supply of water. Biofilms often create multicoloured biopatina by production of colouring agents [ICOMOS-ISCS] (en)
Broader concept
- biological growth (en)
In other languages
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biofilm
French
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German
URI
https://hist-arch-vocab.org/bvha#c_7219f1c5
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