Photograph of biofilms found near an underwater fresh water springs in the Dead Sea, approximately 1.8 km west of Mitzpe Shalem, in 2010 by Ionescu, "et al", and published in "PLoS ONE" on 5 June 2012. "Relevant portions of original caption:" "Different types of biofilms found near the underwater springs." Small patches of thin white biofilms covered sediments adjacent to the water source in springs 1–5.