Beautiful <I>Bacillus subtilis</I> Colony (IMAGE)

Harvard University

Beautiful <I>Bacillus subtilis</I> Colony

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This is a top view of a Bacillus subtilis colony in conditions where extracellular matrix is produced, leading to biofilm formation.

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Hera Vlamakis, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

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