Bacteria Being Engulfed by Immune Cells (VIDEO)

University of Bath

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The insect immune cells known as hemocytes (green) rapidly engulf the bacteria following infection and this can be studied in real-time using timelapse microscopy.

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Isabella Vlisidou, University of Bath

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