Clostridium puniceum on a potato slice (IMAGE)
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Scanning electron micrograph of anaerobic bacteria of the species Clostridium puniceum on a potato slice. Clostrubins were discovered on this model system by a team led by Christian Hertweck. Clostrubins have an antibiotic effect and protect the bacteria from oxygen while they infect the potato tuber and use it as a food source.
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Gulimila Shabuer / Leibniz-HKI and EMZ Jena
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