Cholera Pili (IMAGE)

University of California - Santa Cruz

Cholera Pili

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Cholera bacteria use hair-like appendages called pili to attach to surfaces. In this image, the pili are labeled with a fluorescent green dye.

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Fitnat Yildiz and Kyle Floyd

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