False-Colored Transmission Electron Micrograph of <i>Streptococcus sanguinis</i> Cells (IMAGE)

Virginia Commonwealth University

False-Colored Transmission Electron Micrograph of <i>Streptococcus sanguinis</i> Cells

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This is a false-colored transmission electron micrograph of Streptococcus sanguinis cells (purple ovals) encased within an infected heart valve in an animal model of infective endocarditis.

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Figure courtesy of Todd Kitten, Ph.D.,/ VCU.

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