OMG What the Hell is That? Coxiella Burnetii Bacteria

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Produced by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), this scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a dry-fractured Vero cell revealed its contents and the ultrastructural details at the site of an opened vacuole, inside of which you can see numerous Coxiella burnetii bacteria undergoing rapid replication.

via Details – Public Health Image Library (PHIL).

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