BIOFILM
Slime-producing bacterial communities that may also harbor fungi, algae, and protozoa.
LEGIONELLA
The bacterium responsible for the disease legionellosis.
MICROFILTRATION
The use of membrane filters to trap microorganisms suspended in water.
CFUs - Colony Forming Units
The minimum number of separable cells on the surface of a semisolid agar medium that creates a visible colony.
DUWL - Dental Unity Waterlines
Made of small-bore plastic tubing & used to deliver dental treatment water through a dental unit.
Self-contained water reservoir
A container that is used to hold and supply water or other solutions to handpieces & air-water syringes attached to a dental unit.
RETRACTION
The entry of fluids and microorganisms into waterlines as a result of negative water pressure. aka - "suck back
PLANKTONIC BACTERIA
Bacteria that are floating in water.