Electron Micrograph (IMAGE)

American Society for Microbiology

Electron Micrograph

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Pseudo-colored electron micrograph of Serratia marcescens bacteria (red) on a human corneal cell in vitro. The yellow arrow indicates a large surface bleb induced by a toxin produced by the bacteria. The white bar indicates 10 microns.

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Robert Shanks

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