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What two factors make a biofilm in an intravenous line especially dangerous to the patient?

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A. List the differences you would expect to see between these 2 populations of bacteria(those in the biofilm and those that leave)

B. Please explain to your friend why the bacteria leave the biofilm are phenotypically different than the ones in the biofilm. Be sure to explain how and why these changes occur.

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