Figure 5.
False coloured SEM images of a PA (blue rods) + EF (red cocci) multispecies biofilm grown on a 316L SS coupon. Panel (A) and Panel (B) represent 6000× magnification and 10,000× magnification respectfully. By SEM, EF appeared to dominate the biofilm by a factor of approximately 5. The presence of dividing rods and cocci was evidence that both species were actively growing together in the biofilm.