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Biofilms: Microbial Life on Surfaces

Donlan, Rodney M.·2002·Emerging Infectious Diseases
DOI 10.3201/eid0809.020063PMC PMC2732559
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Figure 1 Scanning electron micrograph of a native biofilm that developed on a mild steel surface in an 8-week period in an industrial water system. Rodney Donlan and Donald Gibbon, authors. Licensed for use, American Society for Microbiology MicrobeLibrary. Available from: URL: http://www.microbelibrary.org/
Figure 1 Scanning electron micrograph of a native biofilm that developed on a mild steel surface in an 8-week period in an industrial water system. Rodney Donlan and Donald Gibbon, authors. Licensed for use, American Society for Microbiology MicrobeLibrary. Available from: URL: http://www.microbelibrary.org/CC BY · PubMed Central
Figure 2 Scanning electron micrograph of a staphylococcal biofilm on the inner surface of an indwelling medical device. Bar, 20 μ. Used with permission of Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Figure 2 Scanning electron micrograph of a staphylococcal biofilm on the inner surface of an indwelling medical device. Bar, 20 μ. Used with permission of Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.CC BY · PubMed Central
Figure 3 Polymicrobic biofilm grown on a stainless steel surface in a laboratory potable water biofilm reactor for 14 days, then stained with 4,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) and examined by epifluorescence microscopy. Bar, 20 μ.
Figure 3 Polymicrobic biofilm grown on a stainless steel surface in a laboratory potable water biofilm reactor for 14 days, then stained with 4,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) and examined by epifluorescence microscopy. Bar, 20 μ.CC BY · PubMed Central
Figure 4 Polymicrobic biofilms grown on stainless steel surfaces in a laboratory potable water biofilm reactor for 7 days, then stained with 4,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) and examined by epifluorescence microscopy. Bar, 20 μ.
Figure 4 Polymicrobic biofilms grown on stainless steel surfaces in a laboratory potable water biofilm reactor for 7 days, then stained with 4,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) and examined by epifluorescence microscopy. Bar, 20 μ.CC BY · PubMed Central

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Authors
Donlan, R. M.
Venue
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Published
2002-09
Volume
8
Issue
9
Pages
881-890
ISSN
  • 1080-6040
  • 1080-6059
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10.3201/eid0809.020063
PMC
PMC2732559
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