Elemental Bio-Images of Mouse Lungs during <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i> Infection (IMAGE)

University of Melbourne

Elemental Bio-Images of Mouse Lungs during <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i> Infection

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These are elemental bio-images of mouse lungs during Streptococcus pneumoniae infection. The image shows increased zinc levels (orange to red regions) mobilised by the innate immune response to sites where the bacteria has invaded.

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Philip A. Doble and Christopher A. McDevitt

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Credit: Philip A. Doble and Christopher A. McDevitt

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