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Survival of E. coli biofilm cells following exposure to acid stress (a), base stress (b), oxidative stress (c) and heat stress (d). For strain designations, see legend to Fig. 5. The value for the untreated control corresponds to the average of the wild-type biofilm cells without exposure to any stressor and is included for viability comparisons.
