Microplastic fiber under microscope with pathogens (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

Microplastic fiber under microscope with pathogens

Caption

A piece of microplastic fiber and pathogens with biofilm (fuzzy blue). The pathogens shown are T. gondii (blue dot) and giardia (green dot).

Credit

Karen Shapiro, UC Davis

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