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A scanning electron microscopy image shows a laboratory-grown Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm. Image A shows normal slime-producing strains; B shows slime-producing strain ATCC 35984; C shows non-slime-producing strain ATCC 12228. Scale bar 2 μm. Image taken by Fu, Instruments’ Center for Physical Science, University of Science & Technology China.
