Streptococcus pyogenes (IMAGE)
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This scanning electron microscope (SEM) image shows a mouse skin infection caused by Streptococcus pyogenes (pseudocolored purple). The bacterium, known as flesh-eating bacteria, has aggressively invaded the tissue (blue), causing extensive damage and destruction. The image highlights the severity of necrotizing skin infections and the devastating impact of bacterial invasion on host tissues.
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Wei Xu, Ph.D. assistant professor of biomedical sciences at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine
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