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ID#:

9996

Caption:

This digitally-colorized, scanning electron microscopic (SEM) image depicts what were three, round-shaped, Gram-positive, Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria (lavender), as they were being attacked by an irregularly-shaped white blood cell (WBC) (pink). Note what appeared to be unidentified organisms in the upper left corner.

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Content Provider(s):

CDC/ Dr. Richard Facklam

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Photo Credit:

Janice Haney Carr

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