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KMnO4 staining increased the estimate of biofilm volume when the reflected signal from the EPS was included in the COMSTAT analysis compared to the volume of biofilm estimated from the fluorescent nucleic acid staining of the cells alone. Data represent mean and 1 S.E. from 4, 5 or 6 independent replicates.
