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Differentiation within a B. subtilis biofilm. Fluorescent markers for cells expressing genes associated with flagella (blue), the extracellular matrix (red) and sporulation factors (yellow) localize to different positions of the colony, shown here in thin crosssection, with aerial structures above and solid substrate below. Courtesy of Hera Vlamakis and Roberto Kolter.
