Compare and contrast biofilms and tissues (like cardiac muscle).

Compare and contrast biofilms and tissues (like cardiac muscle).

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Biofilms-

Biofilms form when bacteria adhere to surfaces in some form of watery environment and begin to excrete a slimy, gluelike substance that can stick to all kinds of materials–metals, plastics, soil particles, medical implant materials, biological tissues. Biofilms can be formed by a single bacterial species, but biofilms more often consist of many species of bacteria, as well as fungi, algae, protozoa, debris, and corrosion products. Essentially, a biofilm may form on any surface exposed to bacteria and some amount of water.

Extracellular polymeric substance, or EPS, and has a strand-like structure that allows it to bind to the surface and to other cells, creating a matrix,is a motor component of the Biofilms and it holds the whole structure together(like cement )

Example: Dental Plaque is a biofilm.

Human Tissue -

Our cells are grouped together in a highly organized manner according to specific structure and function. These groupings of cells form tissues, which then make up organs and various parts of the body.

There are four major tissue types in our body:-

1. Connective Tissue- ex. Blood , Tendons

2.Epithelial Tissue- ex. skin, Gastrointestinal system lining

3. Muscle Tissue- ex. Smooth muscle,cardiac muscle and skeletal muscle

4.Nervous Tissue-ex. Nerves,Brain and Spinal cord

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