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Fig. 5 | AMB Express

Fig. 5

From: Experimental and visual research on the microbial induced carbonate precipitation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Fig. 5

a Time series visualization of mineral growth and biofilm morphology. The same field of view was imaged at 3, 4, 5 and 17 h, the scale grid is 23 μm. b Detachment of cells from the biofilm during biomineralization. The cell concentration in the flow cell effluent was monitored for 2 h before biomineralization. Biomineralization medium were introduced at t = 0. Cell counts in the flow cell effluent significantly increased during biomineralization, indicating that biomineralization induced detachment of cells from the biofilm. Increased cell detachment was not observed in biofilms under control conditions (untreated biofilms)

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