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December 9, 2016
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3-D reconstruction of microbial communities on stone from a lab system.
3-D reconstruction of microbial communities on stone from a lab system. Color key: E. coli cells, green (GFP); Synechocystis cells, red (autofluorescence); reflection from inorganic materials, grey. Panel (a) displays the top view while panel (b) the bottom view.
Credit: Federica Villa and Betsey Pitts, Center for Biofilm Engineering at Montana State University.
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