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. 2019 Sep 3;7:e7565. doi: 10.7717/peerj.7565

Figure 2. Typical appearance of kombucha biofilm.

Figure 2

At the top of the image is the multi-species biofilm which is made up of Komagataeibacter hansenii, Dekkera bruxellensis, Dekkera anomala, and Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Often, pendulous “strands” of material are seen dangling from the underside of the biofilm as they are in this image. The liquid underneath the biofilm is tea undergoing fermentation.