Figure 1.
Biofilm development.
Notes: I Planktonic bacteria; II Attachment of bacterial cells; III Bacterial cells form a biofilm using their pili and exopolysaccharide; IV Mature biofilm; V Release of micro-organisms to the bloodstream.
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