Monitoring Biofilm Formation in Power Plant Environments

Author(s):  
GJ Licina ◽  
G Nekoksa
Author(s):  
B.D. Tall ◽  
K.S. George ◽  
R. T. Gray ◽  
H.N. Williams

Studies of bacterial behavior in many environments have shown that most organisms attach to surfaces, forming communities of microcolonies called biofilms. In contaminated medical devices, biofilms may serve both as reservoirs and as inocula for the initiation of infections. Recently, there has been much concern about the potential of dental units to transmit infections. Because the mechanisms of biofilm formation are ill-defined, we investigated the behavior and formation of a biofilm associated with tubing leading to the water syringe of a dental unit over a period of 1 month.


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Vol 62 (1608supp) ◽  
pp. 25758-25758
Author(s):  
Alfred Gradenwitz

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Vol 88 (2286supp) ◽  
pp. 284-285
Author(s):  
E. D. Hummel
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