Figure 6. Aflagellate bacteria are defective for adherence; kinetics of biofilm formation is delayed in bacteria expressing paralyzed flagella.
Biofilms of WT, ΔflgR (aflagellate), and pflA (paralyzed flagella) were grown on coverslips for 36 h, fixed, stained with DAPI, and visualized by confocal microscopy. Green: GFP-expressing bacteria; Blue: DAPI-stained DNA.