Pseudomonas aeruginosa (IMAGE)

University of Basel

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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The nosocomial pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa colonizes the lung mucosa (blue) by forming two distinct subpopulations – sessile (red) and motile (green) bacteria.

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Benoit-Joseph Laventie, Biozentrum, University of Basel

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