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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Biomed Eng. 2014 Dec 5;43(3):515–528. doi: 10.1007/s10439-014-1205-3

Figure 1. Bacterial adhesion and biofilm development.

Figure 1

Biofilm formation begins by bacteria adhering and growing on a surface. As the pathogen continues to replicate a polysaccharide matrix is deposited. This matrix protects the pathogen from the host immune system and increases the development of antibiotic resistance.