Bacteria in a Gut Organoid (IMAGE)

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Bacteria in a Gut Organoid

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E. coli bacteria, visible in this enhanced microscope image as tiny green rods, were injected into the center of a germ-free hollow ball of cells called a human intestinal organoid (inset image, top right). Within 48 hours, the cells formed much tighter connections with one another, visible as red in this image.

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