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Light micrographs of the biofilms formed by strain 5996 after incubation in ATM and staining with Gram stain. Light microscopy shows large clusters of bacteria (A) forming long filaments (B) and an extracellular matrix (C). Magnifications, ×830 (A), ×83 (B), and ×332 (C).