24. Martian Microbe continued In the flask in which you are growing the Martian Microbes, you notice a thick accumulation of cells along the inside surface of the flask. Out of curiosity, you add ampicillin to the flask and wait several days, knowing the Martian Microbe is sensitive to ampicillin from your previous experiment. After a few days, you add more fresh broth to the flask and observe the Martian Microbes start replicating again, having not been killed by the ampicillin. This leads you to believe the Martian Microbeformed a protective within the flask. pellet O pilus layer O biofilm cell wall

24. Martian Microbe continued In the flask in which you are growing the Martian Microbes, you notice a thick accumulation of cells along the inside surface of the flask. Out of curiosity, you add ampicillin to the flask and wait several days, knowing the Martian Microbe is sensitive to ampicillin from your previous experiment. After a few days, you add more fresh broth to the flask and observe the Martian Microbes start replicating again, having not been killed by the ampicillin. This leads you to believe the Martian Microbeformed a protective within the flask. pellet O pilus layer O biofilm cell wall