Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Southern house mosquito (Culex quinquefasciatus). It is the vector of Wuchereria bancrofti, avian malar

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Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Southern house mosquito (Culex quinquefasciatus). It is the vector of Wuchereria bancrofti, avian malaria, and arboviruses including St. Louis encephalitis virus, Western equine encephalitis virus, and West Nile virus. Magnification: x5. 5 when shortest axis printed at 25 millimetres.

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Size: 3336px × 2619px
Photo credit: © DENNIS KUNKEL MICROSCOPY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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