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Salmonella Typhimurium infection of a human epithelial cell

SEM Pythium spores on root tip

Chains of streptococci on tongue, SEM

Pathogenic E. coli on the intestinal lining

Grass seed covered in bacteria from infected dog's paw

Human macrophage rupturing after infection with Chlamydia

SEM Pythium spores and hyphae on root tip

SEM of E.coli

SEM of E.coli 0157

Human epithelial cells infected with E. coli

SEM of Streptococcus pneumoniae colony

Trichuris muris is a parasitic nematode affecting mice. Following ingestion, T. muris eggs hatch in the large intestine where they develop into adults. The anterior end of the worm burrows into the lining of the gut, leaving the posterior end protruding into the lumen of the gut. The worms mate in this orientation, and the resulting eggs are released in to the gut lumen and shed faecally. 

HIV assembly and budding, HIV viral life cycle, illustration

SEM Pythium spores germinating on root tip

Plasmodium ookinetes, malaria parasite life cycle, SEM

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HIV assembly and budding, HIV viral life cycle, illustration

SEM of E.coli 0157

SEM Pythium spores germinating on root tip

Plasmodium ookinetes, malaria parasite life cycle, SEM

Pathogen

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HIV assembly and budding, HIV viral life cycle, illustration

SEM of E.coli 0157

SEM Pythium spores germinating on root tip

Plasmodium ookinetes, malaria parasite life cycle, SEM

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