Yersinia pseudotuberculosis (IMAGE)

Umea University

Yersinia pseudotuberculosis

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Atomic force microscopy images of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis cells that lack the RfaH protein growing under high salt condition. As a result of not having RfaH, the bacteria have faulty surfaces which cause them to clump together in a stressful, high-salt environment.

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Kemal Avican

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