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ID#:

5475

Caption:

This illustration highlights the structural details exhibited by the head region of the stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans. The larval gut of S. calcitrans, acts as an environmental reservoir for Enterobacter sakazakii, a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium, which is a rare cause of invasive infection with high death rates in neonates.

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CDC

Creation Date:

1975

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