This is a schematic and picture of a handheld scanner doctors can use to monitor biofilms in the ear. It also shows a picture of a healthy middle ear and one covered with a biofilm. Disclaimer: AAAS ...

Spherical bacteria crowd on a plastic surface to form a globular shape with vacancies throughout. When bacteria crowd together and form sticky biofilms, infections can become more dangerous and ...

A biofilm is a structured community of microorganisms that live attached to a surface or to one another, embedded in a self-produced slime-like material called the extracellular matrix. The ...