UPSC PRELIMS · GEOGRAPHY · MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOFILMS
Consider the following statements: 1. Biofilms can form on medical implants within human tissues. 2. Biofilms can form on food and food processing surfaces. 3. Biofilms can exhibit antibiotic resistance. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Take a breath. Choose one. Press A–D on your keyboard if you like.
EXPLANATION
Biofilms can colonize medical devices and food-processing surfaces and their structure can confer increased resistance to antimicrobials.
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