<i>E. coli</i> Bacteria (IMAGE)

University of Washington School of Medicine/UW Medicine

<i>E. coli</i> Bacteria

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E. coli bacteria showing the appendages used to adhere to other cells. For example, certain forms of E. coli can attached to human cells in the urinary tract to cause infection.

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Sokurenko lab/University of Washington

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