<em>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</em> Biofilm -- False Color (IMAGE)

University of Maryland

<em>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</em> Biofilm -- False Color

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In this false-colored image, individual cells of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (green) can be seen resting on the fibrous surface of a biofilm (purple) that helps protect cells beneath its surface. At top right, two cells incorporated within the biofilm peek out from a fissure in the film's surface.

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Debra Weinstein, Sao-Mai Nguyen-Mau, and Vincent Lee

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