Fig. 1: The lifecycle of a surface attached biofilm. | npj Antimicrobials and Resistance

Fig. 1: The lifecycle of a surface attached biofilm.

From: Mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance in biofilms

Fig. 1

Biofilm formation starts with the initial attachment of cells to a substrate (a), followed by irreversible attachment of cells (b), micro-colony formation (c) and biofilm maturation (d), and dispersal of cells or aggregates that move on to colonise other substrates (e).

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