This month’s Under the Lens discusses dual-view light-sheet microscopy and how its use has revealed the dynamics of bacterial biofilm development, a fundamental process found in bacteria.
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Letham, S.C., Bharat, T.A.M. Illuminating the dynamics of biofilms. Nat Rev Microbiol 18, 544 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41579-020-00439-x
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