Klebsiella Pneumonaie, Tem
by Kwangshin Kim
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Klebsiella Pneumonaie, Tem
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Kwangshin Kim
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Photograph - Photograph
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Color-enhanced Transmission Electron Micrograph (TEM) of negatively stained Klebsiella pneumonaie, a Gram-negative, non-motile, encapsulated, lactose fermenting, facultative anaerobic, rod shaped bacterium found in the normal flora of the mouth, skin, and intestines. K. pneumoniae can cause the disease Klebsiella pneumonia, and ranks second to E. coli for urinary tract infections in older persons. Magnification 20,000x at 35mm. (Apparently the cell lost its capsule and pili in this old culture.)
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April 4th, 2014
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