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Arizona State University

Klebsiella

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False-colored scanning electron microscope image of two Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteria (yellow) interacting with a human white blood cell (green).

Klebsiella pneumoniae, a bacterial enzyme that plays an important role in antibiotic resistance was examined by the new European XFEL instrument. (Klebsiella measures 1 to 2 microns long.)

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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

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