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Under a magnification of 4753X, this scanning electron microscopic (SEM) image depicts these rod-shaped, Gram-positive Clostridium difficile bacteria. These organisms were obtained as a result of an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness, and were cultured from a stool sample. The bacteria were extracted using a .1µm filter.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Lois S. Wiggs
Creation Date: 2004
Photo Credit: Janice Carr
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