Biofilm on ventilator tube surface (IMAGE)

Center for Genomic Regulation

Biofilm on ventilator tube surface

Caption

Scanning electron microscope images of the inner surface of breathing tubes in an infected pig showing the thick bacterial film that builds up on surface of ventilator tubes

Credit

Laia Fernández Barat and Kasra Kiarostami /Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS

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