Buckman LaboratoriesPhotomicrographs

Section:MICROORGANISMS Subsection:BACTERIA
21 Bacterial capsule or slime layer
Date Composed: 12-11-95 Date Modified:01-17-96

Figure B-21
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Bacterial capsule or slime layer

Bacterial cells stained red. Slime layer resembles clear halos surrounding the red cells - isolated from a cooling tower.