Spirochete Crane Group (IMAGE)

Cornell University

Spirochete Crane Group

Caption

Spirochetes are thin, corkscrew-shaped bacteria that are highly invasive and capable of penetrating virtually every tissue in the human body, even crossing the blood-brain barrier.

Credit

Michael Lynch

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License

Public Domain

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