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Fig. 5 | Journal of Medical Case Reports

Fig. 5

From: Detection of microbial biofilms inside the lumen of ureteral stents: two case reports

Fig. 5

Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) from the lumen of the stent from the female patient, colonized by bacillus bacteria. a Luminal surface of a double-J stent cut longitudinally covered by the biofilm. b Biofilm architecture, constituted by multi-layered plaques of bacterial cells, 1000× magnification. c Aggregation of bacterial cells, 3000×. d Rod-shaped cells, 10,000×. No crystalline material was deposited in the bacterial biofilm

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