Voice Prosthetic Biofilm Formation and Candida Morphogenic Conversions in Absence and Presence of Different Bacterial Strains and Species on Silicone-Rubber
Figure 4
Association between yeast and lactobacilli in an in vivo formed biofilm on a voice prosthesis.
Overlay-images of a biofilm from an explanted voice prosthesis (life time 318 days) hybridized with the FITC-labelled EUK516 probe indicating all yeasts (with hyphae) and Cy3-labelled Lab158 probe illustrating presence of lactobacilli. The high magnification panel on the right clearly shows the association of lactobacilli (red) and yeasts (green). Bars equal 20 µm and 5 µm for the left and right panels, respectively. Taken with permission from [14].