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Description Staphylococcus aureus, 50,000x, USDA, ARS, EMU.jpg |
English:
Bacterial cells of
Staphylococcus aureus
, which is one of the causal agents of
mastitis
in dairy
cows
. Its large
capsule
protects the organism from attack by the cow's
immunological defenses
.
This image was taken at 50,000X magnification on a Transmission Electron Microscope of a heavy-metal coated replica of a freeze dried sample, (TEM) Plate #.9514. Sourced from
Plate #.9513's information
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Date | |||||
Source | Original source (dead link), a U. S. Department of Agriculture server. [1] The image was published in NSF's newsletter. [2] It was also published in: Davenport, R. John ( 2007-10-09 ). A shifting threat (PDF). Infection Research . Hemholtz and Stifterverband. Retrieved on 2009-03-31 . | ||||
Author | Eric Erbe, Christopher Pooley | ||||
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