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Note: This illustration was updated in CDC’s Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States, 2019 (AR Threats Report). See PHIL 23254, or the link below.

This illustration depicts a three-dimensional (3D) computer-generated image of a cluster of rod-shaped, drug-resistant, Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, the pathogen responsible for causing the disease tuberculosis (TB). The artistic recreation was based upon scanning electron microscopic (SEM) imagery.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Antibiotic Resistance Coordination and Strategy Unit
Creation Date: 2013
Photo Credit: James Archer - Medical Illustrator
Links: PHIL 23254: Drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria
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Copyright Restrictions: None - This image is in the public domain and thus free of any copyright restrictions.