Macrophages Trapping TB Bacteria (IMAGE)

The Francis Crick Institute

Macrophages Trapping TB Bacteria

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Macrophages (shown with blue nuclei) trap tuberculosis bacteria inside both tight and spacious phagosomes (red rings).

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Laura Schnettger, Francis Crick Institute

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