Biofilm Images from Endotracheal Tubes (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

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Biofilm Images from Endotracheal Tubes (1 of 2)

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These are images from endotracheal tubes: a) 5000× SEM image of 120-h postintubation endotracheal tube showing the presence of extracellular polymeric substrate; (b) 5000× SEM image of same endotracheal tube in a different location; (c) 15,000× SEM of same endotracheal tube focusing in on a cluster of cells; and (d) corresponding OCT image. doi:10.1117/1.JBO.20.12.126010

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