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yersinia SEM
microscope picture gram negative rods

Yersinia pestis

Scanning electron micrograph of Yersinia pestis. Every year, thousands of cases of plague are still reported to the World Health Organization, although, with proper treatment, the prognosis for victims is now much better.

Courtesy: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Microscopy:
Gram-negative, non-spore-forming rods.
 

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