Scanning Electron Micrograph of Staphylococcus epidermidis Colonizing a Vascular Catheter

The microcolonies of Staphylococcus epidermidis are attaced to the catheter by a glycocalyx.


Microcolonies of Bacteria Growing on a Catheter Segment, Part I. Mahmoud Yassien and Nancy Khardori, authors.
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