a: biofilm ~
b: a slime home
What:
"More so than many bacteria, Pseudomonas can be extraordinarily resistant to antibiotics, largely because the bacteria form themselves into sticky clusters called biofilms. A biofilm is like a slime home base where billions of bacteria stick together, becoming hundreds of times more resistant to detergents and antibiotics than when they're circulating alone."
Useful?
Writer: Tom Rickey
LCC:
Where:
Date: Apr 28 2014 9:54 PM
# 5537 Critique Analogy