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Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll Institute -

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The fluorescence microscopic image shows epithelial cells (large, irregular structures) and fungal spores (small, spherical structures). If the fungal spores are surrounded by p11, they appear green. The violet fluorescence colour, on the other hand, marks a protein in matured phagosomes.

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Leijie Jia/Leibniz-HKI

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