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Biofilms Resist Bleach
"Harmful microbes suspended in a biofilm were still alive and well after 60 minutes exposure to bleach."
Allen Rathey
Reference: Scientific American
Ragweed pollen (Ambrosia psilostachya) - © Dennis Kunkel Microscopy
Ragweed pollen (Ambrosia psilostachya) - © Dennis Kunkel Microscopy
Parasitic tachyzoites (trophozoites) - © Dennis Kunkel Microscopy
Parasitic amoeba (Entamoeba histolytica) - © Dennis Kunkel Microscopy
Filamentous fungus (Fusarium moniliforme) - © Dennis Kunkel Microscopy
Pathogenic yeast fungus (Cryptococcus neoformans) - © Dennis Kunkel...
Yeast fungus (Trichosporon cutaneum) - © Dennis Kunkel Microscopy
Mold spores (Stachybotrys chartarum) - © Dennis Kunkel Microscopy
Green mold (Aspergillus flavus) - © Dennis Kunkel Microscopy
Green mold hyphae and fruiting structure (Aspergillus ustus)...
Filamentous fungus (Fusarium sp.) - © Dennis Kunkel Microscopy
Paecilomyces variotii ascospores - © Dennis Kunkel Microscopy
Dust mite (Dermatophagoides sp.) - © Dennis Kunkel Microscopy
Hyphae (mycelium) of Trichophyton rubrum - © Dennis Kunkel...
Corynebacterium tuberculostearicum - © Dennis Kunkel Microscopy
Protozoan infection (giardiasis) - © Dennis Kunkel Microscopy
Enterocytozoon bieneusi - microsporidial infection - © Dennis Kunkel...
Bubonic plague (Yersinia pestis) - © Dennis Kunkel Microscopy
Pneumonia (Haemophilus influenzae) - © Dennis Kunkel Microscopy
Ragweed pollen (Ambrosia psilostachya) - © Dennis Kunkel Microscopy
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