<i>C. gattii</i> (IMAGE)

Duke University

<i>C. gattii</i>

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This false-color electron microscope image catches the fungus Cryptococcus gattii in the act of producing its infectious spores. The club-shaped blue structure is a reproductive organ called the basidium, which projects off the fungus body like an apple off a tree. The spores are colored yellow, and are like seeds that can give rise to a new organism.

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Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Duke University

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