Bird bath bacteria. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of bacteria found in a dirty bird bath. A dirty bath contaminated with discarded seed

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Bird bath bacteria. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of bacteria found in a dirty bird bath. A dirty bath contaminated with discarded seed hulls, shed feathers, feces, algae and other debris can be a breeding ground for harmful bacteria and insects, spreading diseases to all the birds that visit. Magnification: x5000 when printed at 10 centimetres wide.

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Size: 5042px × 3466px
Photo credit: © STEVE GSCHMEISSNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: aves, bacteria, bacterial, bacteriology, bacterium, bath, baths, bird, contaminant, contaminants, contamination, electron, em, ems, faecal, faeces, fecal, feces, magnification, micro-organisms, microbe, microbes, microbiological, microbiology, micrograph, micrographs, microscopies, microscopy, scanning, sem, sems, water