Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Clostridium botulinum, Gram-positive, rod prokaryote (vegetative phase); causes food poisoning (botulis

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Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Clostridium botulinum, Gram-positive, rod prokaryote (vegetative phase); causes food poisoning (botulism), wound infections and infant botulism. Magnification: x6,250 when shortest axis printed at 25 millimetres.

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Size: 3302px × 2646px
Photo credit: © DENNIS KUNKEL MICROSCOPY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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