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Representative CLSM images of E. coli IMP in different stages of the biofilm development. Live cells fluoresce in green with Syto 9 dye and dead cells are stained red with propidium iodide (PI). Original magnification: X200 and dimension; length 1.5 × width 1.5 mm. Lower panel represents the optical thickness obtained at each different biofilm growth stage.
