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. 2003 Nov 15;112(10):1466–1477. doi: 10.1172/JCI20365

Figure 6.

Figure 6

SEM of a large multispecies biofilm aggregate that formed on the lumenal surface of an endotracheal tube used to ventilate a patient in a Systems Failure Intensive Care Unit. These uvula-shaped aggregates have a rubbery consistency, and they routinely break off of these surfaces and are aspirated into patients’ lungs.