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Mouse colon infected with Citrobacter rodentium

Small intestine mucosa

Pathogenic E. coli on the intestinal lining

A single enteropathogenic E. coli in the intestine

Enteropathogenic E. coli on human intestinal cells

Human small intestine showing villi and glands. The cytokeratinin the cells is stained blue, the cell nuclei are stained red and the endothelial cells lining the blood vessels are stained green.

Human epithelial cells infected with E. coli

Neuroendocrine cells in the small intestine

Villus from the small intestine

Normal mouse colon showing nuclei in red and the actin in the muscle layer in blue.

How E. coli causes diarrhoea

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Normal mouse colon showing nuclei in red and the actin in the muscle layer in blue.

How E. coli causes diarrhoea

Villus from the small intestine

Enteropathogenic E. coli on human intestinal cells

Enteropathogenic E. coli on human intestinal cells

S. Schuller

Images from the collections

Images by S. Schuller

Works from the collections

Normal mouse colon showing nuclei in red and the actin in the muscle layer in blue.

How E. coli causes diarrhoea

Villus from the small intestine

Enteropathogenic E. coli on human intestinal cells

Enteropathogenic E. coli on human intestinal cells

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