This course has been discontinued
This 1-hour online course is an introduction into the fascinating world of biofilms, which exist everywhere from natural hot springs to heat exchangers to pharmaceutical bioreactors to human teeth. Biofilms can be both beneficial and detrimental. Biofilms significantly affect many aspects of our everyday lives, including drinking water, human health and industrial processes. All of the information presented is available from public websites.
A multiple-choice quiz will be presented at the end of the course.
After completing this course, you will be able to:
• Explain what a biofilm is and how it forms
• Describe how the bacteria in biofilm protect themselves by forming micro-communities.
• State the sizes of biofilm and the locations where they can be found.
• Explain the effects of biofilms on human health.
• Provide the pros and cons of biofilm.