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P. falciparum Liver Stage (2 of 2)

Caption: This image shows a section of a mature Plasmodium falciparum liver stage parasite in the liver of the human liver-chimeric FRGTM KO mouse. Individual merozoites are surrounded by a plasma membrane (red), and contain a single nucleus (blue) and a single apicoplast (green).

Credit: Seattle Biomedical Research Institute

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