Fig. 1From: Bacterial exo-polysaccharides in biofilms: role in antimicrobial resistance and treatmentsDiagrammatic representation of stages involved in biofilm formation. Stage 1: reversible attachment of bacterial cells to the surface; stage 2: production of the extracellular EPS matrix and early development of biofilm architecture; stage 3: maturationof biofilm architecture; stage 4: detachment bacterial biofilms.Back to article page