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Scanning electron micrograph revealed some of the morphologic details displayed by a single Gram-negative Escherichia coli ba...
Scanning electron micrograph revealed some of the morphologic details displayed by a single Gram-negative Escherichia coli bacterium





CAMPYLOBACTER. Campylobacter is a bacterium that causes food poisoning resulting in : diarrhea, enteritis, high temperature a...
CAMPYLOBACTER. Campylobacter is a bacterium that causes food poisoning resulting in : diarrhea, enteritis, high temperature and abdominal pain. Optical microscope.





TREPONEMA PALLIDUM. Treponema pallidum is the bacterium that causes syphilis, a worldwide STD. Optical microscopy x 2000.





MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS. MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS Micrococcus luteus, scanning electron micrograph colorized SEM, x 21 930 Micrococcus l...
MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS. MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS Micrococcus luteus, scanning electron micrograph colorized SEM, x 21 930 Micrococcus luteus is Gram_positive coccus, strict aerobe, usually present under the form of diplococci pairs, tetrads four and sarcinas eight. This bacterium is a saprotroph feeding on decaying organic matter and not pathogenic for mankind except for immunocompromised persons affected by AIDS. Micrococcus luteus regrouping the old species Micrococcus flavus, Sarcina lutea and Sarcina





Woman brushing her tongue with a specific tongue-brush to eliminate the bacteria responsible for bad breath.





Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Electron micrograph of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, an aerobic Gram-negative bacterium responsible for the S...
Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Electron micrograph of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, an aerobic Gram-negative bacterium responsible for the Sexually transmitted infection Gonorrhea. Approximate mag. 100,000X.





Outlet of the Pinwheel Geyser, Porcelain Basin, Norris Geyser Basin, colored thermophilic bacteria, microorganisms, geysers, ...
Outlet of the Pinwheel Geyser, Porcelain Basin, Norris Geyser Basin, colored thermophilic bacteria, microorganisms, geysers, geothermal springs in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of America, USA





Peptic ulcer. Barium X-ray of a stomach affected by gastric or peptic ulcer (jaune). An ulcer is the damage of the lining mem...
Peptic ulcer. Barium X-ray of a stomach affected by gastric or peptic ulcer (jaune). An ulcer is the damage of the lining membrane of the stomach, often related to diet, stress, alcohol, and drug consumption and sometime associated with the bacterium Helicobacter pilori.





USA, Wyoming, Thermal pool hot spring in West Thumb Geyser Basin near Yellowstone Lake in Yellowstone National Park





BACTERIOLOGY. BACTERIOLOGY Petri dishes and bacteriological identification plate. Vitek card BioMérieux is a bacteriological ...
BACTERIOLOGY. BACTERIOLOGY Petri dishes and bacteriological identification plate. Vitek card BioMérieux is a bacteriological identification plate enabling the identification of the bacterium in the sample blood, urine and saliva and the execution of the antimicrobial susceptibility test by an automaton.





Detailed view of the discoloration caused by bacteria and algae on a geyser, Geyser Hill, Old Faithful Area, Yellowstone Nati...
Detailed view of the discoloration caused by bacteria and algae on a geyser, Geyser Hill, Old Faithful Area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA





Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (MRSA); Magnification 9560x. This ...
Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (MRSA); Magnification 9560x. This strain of Gram-positif bacterium has developed wide-ranging antibiotic resistance such as methicillin, and are hospital pathogens.





VIBRIO VULNIFICUS. VIBRIO VULNIFICUS This scanning electron micrograph (SEM) depicts a flagellated Vibrio vulnificus bacteriu...
VIBRIO VULNIFICUS. VIBRIO VULNIFICUS This scanning electron micrograph (SEM) depicts a flagellated Vibrio vulnificus bacterium, Mag. 13184x. Vibrio vulnificus is a bacterium in the same family as those that cause cholera. It normally lives in warm seawater and is part of a group of vibrios that are called ´halophilic´ because they require salt. V. vulnificus can cause disease in those who eat contaminated seafood or have an open wound that is exposed to contaminated seawater. Among healthy p





CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM. Clostridium botulinum bacteria botulism bacillus. This bacterium secretes a powerful toxin which block...
CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM. Clostridium botulinum bacteria botulism bacillus. This bacterium secretes a powerful toxin which blocks the motor neurons responsible for muscle contraction. When injected locally this toxin botox diminishes wrinkles by paralysing the muscles that cause them. Optical microscope x 2000.





E. coli bacteria. Coloured scanning electron micrograph SEM of Escherichia coli bacteria pink on a gecko´s tongue. Magnificat...
E. coli bacteria. Coloured scanning electron micrograph SEM of Escherichia coli bacteria pink on a gecko´s tongue. Magnification: x8000 when printed at 10 centimetres wide.





Scanning photomicrograph of clustered Gram-negative Salmonella typhimurium bacteria at a high magnification of 12000X





Illustration of applying ionizing radiation from electron beam onto food on conveyor belt during irradiation process





Colored transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of Coxiella burnetii, a bacterium responsible for Q fever. Q fever is a diseas...
Colored transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of Coxiella burnetii, a bacterium responsible for Q fever. Q fever is a disease present in livestock that can be spread to humans by inhalation of contaminated particles.





NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE. Gonococcus neisseria gonorrhoeae is the bacterium responsable for gonorrhea. In men the symptoms are a...
NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE. Gonococcus neisseria gonorrhoeae is the bacterium responsable for gonorrhea. In men the symptoms are acute burning when urinating and some discharge clap. In women the symptoms are burning when urinating, bartholin´s cyst, cervisitis, salpingitis. Optical microscope x 1850.





Scanning electromicrograph styled cocci bacterium. Staphylococci, Enterococci, and Streptococci are all types of cocci bacter...
Scanning electromicrograph styled cocci bacterium. Staphylococci, Enterococci, and Streptococci are all types of cocci bacteria.





STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS. STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS Staphylococcus aureus in biofilm, coming from the inside of a permanent urinary ...
STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS. STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS Staphylococcus aureus in biofilm, coming from the inside of a permanent urinary catheter colorized SEM, x 2 363. A biofilm is a group of micro_organisms binding between themselves and at the surface through an adhesive matrix, that protect and make them extremely resistant. Staphylococcus aureus Staphylococcus Staphylococcaceae Bacillales Firmicutes Bacterium. This highly magnified electron micrograph depicted numbers of Staphylococcus aureus bac





Acinetobacter baumannii. Scanning Electron micrograph (SEM) of Acinetobacter baumannii. This aerobic Gram-negative, non-motil...
Acinetobacter baumannii. Scanning Electron micrograph (SEM) of Acinetobacter baumannii. This aerobic Gram-negative, non-motile bacteria are normal flora on the skin. But because A. baumannii has developed substantial antimicrobial resistance, it is an emerging cause of nosocomial infections in hospitals, responsible for pneumoniae, hemopathic and wound infections. Magnification of 12739x.





Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of Legionella pneumophila, the bacteria known to cause Legionnaires' disease. Legionna...
Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of Legionella pneumophila, the bacteria known to cause Legionnaires' disease. Legionnaires' disease, also known as Legionellosis, is associated with poorly maintained air conditioning cooling towers and potable water systems. Often associated with nosocomial infections. Magnified approximately x90,000.





Stylized close-up view of cocci bacterium. Staphylococci, Enterococci, and Streptococci are all types of cocci bacteria.





COAGULASE TEST. Photo essay in a laboratory. Saint Louis Hospital, Paris, France. Department of bacteriology of Dr François S...
COAGULASE TEST. Photo essay in a laboratory. Saint Louis Hospital, Paris, France. Department of bacteriology of Dr François Simon. A coagulase test is undertaken to identify the golden staph Staphylococcus aureus. The coagulase is a specific enzyme of the golden staph, catalyzing the coagulation of the blood conversion of fibrinogen into fibrin. The reactive agent containing fibrinogen is put in contact with the bacterium to be identified , in case of agglutination, it is a golden staph.





Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM) of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria, also known as Bacillus pyocyaneus. This Gram-negative ...
Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM) of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria, also known as Bacillus pyocyaneus. This Gram-negative bacterium is responsible for wounds and urinary tract infections. It is often associated with nosocomial diseases due to its resistance to many antibiotics.





ANTIMICROB. SUSCEPTIBILITY TEST. ANTIMICROB SUSCEPTIBILITY TEST Photo essay from laboratory. Hospital of Meaux 77, France. La...
ANTIMICROB. SUSCEPTIBILITY TEST. ANTIMICROB SUSCEPTIBILITY TEST Photo essay from laboratory. Hospital of Meaux 77, France. Laboratory of bacteriology. Antimicrobial susceptibility test with Etest. The antimicrobial susceptibility test enables to determine the sensibility to different antibiotics of the bacterium infecting the patient. To measure quantitatively this sensibility, it is possible to use strips impregnated of a growing gradient of an antibiotic Etest. Thefore, the bacterial culture i





Histology. Infection of stomach lining by Helicobacter pylori bacteria causing interstitial gastritis. Light microscopy





Echinus Geyser with the world´s highest acidity, Back Basin, Norris Geyser Basin, geysers, colored thermophilic bacteria, mic...
Echinus Geyser with the world´s highest acidity, Back Basin, Norris Geyser Basin, geysers, colored thermophilic bacteria, microorganisms, geothermal springs in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of America, USA





Scanning electron micrograph revealed a small clustered group of Gram-positive beta-hemolytic Group C Streptococcus spp. bact...
Scanning electron micrograph revealed a small clustered group of Gram-positive beta-hemolytic Group C Streptococcus spp. bacteria





ANTIMICROB. SUSCEPTIBILITY TEST. ANTIMICROB SUSCEPTIBILITY TEST Photo essay from laboratory. Hospital of Meaux 77, France. La...
ANTIMICROB. SUSCEPTIBILITY TEST. ANTIMICROB SUSCEPTIBILITY TEST Photo essay from laboratory. Hospital of Meaux 77, France. Laboratory of bacteriology. Antimicrobial susceptibility test. The sensibility to different antibiotics of the bacterium infecting the patient is tested with an antibiogram. Therefore, the bacterial culture is seeded on a petri dish. Each disc is impregnated with a different antibiotic , if the antibiotic is effective, it will inhibit the bacterial growth. The more the surfa





Peptic ulcer. Barium X-ray of a stomach affected by gastric or peptic ulcer (yellow). An ulcer is the damage of the lining me...
Peptic ulcer. Barium X-ray of a stomach affected by gastric or peptic ulcer (yellow). An ulcer is the damage of the lining membrane of the stomach, often related to diet, stress, alcohol, and drug consumption and sometime associated with the bacterium Helicobacter pilori.





Treponema pallidum, the bacterium responsible for the dangerous sexually transmitted infection syphilis.





LISTERIA. LISTERIA Electron micrograph of a Listeria bacterium in tissue. Listeria monocytogenes is the infectious agent resp...
LISTERIA. LISTERIA Electron micrograph of a Listeria bacterium in tissue. Listeria monocytogenes is the infectious agent responsible for the food borne illness Listeriosis. In the United States, an estimated 2,500 persons become seriously ill with listeriosis each year. Of these, 500 die.





ACTINOMYCES ODONTOLYTICUS. ACTINOMYCES ODONTOLYTICUS Actinomyces are filamentous bacteria pathogenic from humans. Despite the...
ACTINOMYCES ODONTOLYTICUS. ACTINOMYCES ODONTOLYTICUS Actinomyces are filamentous bacteria pathogenic from humans. Despite their name, actinomyces are not fungi and are insensitive to anti-fungal agents. Actinomycoses (actinomyces infections) can involve the skin, bone or even visceral organs.





Opalescent Pool, geyser, drainage area with coloured thermophilic bacteria, microorganisms, Black Sand Basin, Upper Geyser Ba...
Opalescent Pool, geyser, drainage area with coloured thermophilic bacteria, microorganisms, Black Sand Basin, Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of America, USA





Scanning electron micrograph of Escherichia coli, grown in culture and adhered to a coverslip





Color enhanced transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of Escherichia coli 0157:H7 strain, magnification 6836x. E. coli are ro...
Color enhanced transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of Escherichia coli 0157:H7 strain, magnification 6836x. E. coli are rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria that normally colonize the digestive tract in humans and other animals. However, some strains can produce a toxin that leads to severe illness or even death.





BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA. BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA SEM of Burkholderia cepacia. This bacterium is reponsible for nosocomial infection...
BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA. BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA SEM of Burkholderia cepacia. This bacterium is reponsible for nosocomial infections and opportunistic diseases of fragilized persons, mainly those affected by mucoviscidosis. It is at the origin of pulmonary infections, necrosing pneumonia and septicemias. This bacterium is multiresistant to antibiotics.





ANTHRAX BACTERIUM. Bacillus anthracis. This bacterium causes anthrax with malignant lesions that turn into eschars. If the co...
ANTHRAX BACTERIUM. Bacillus anthracis. This bacterium causes anthrax with malignant lesions that turn into eschars. If the contamination is not treated the illness spreads through the lymphatic system and the septicemia is rapidly deadly. Optical microscope x 2000.





ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI. Bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi budding from its host cell peritoneal mesothelial cell, colorized TE...
ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI. Bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi budding from its host cell peritoneal mesothelial cell, colorized TEM. This specimen comes from the peritoneal cavity of a mouse infected experimentally to diagnose the infection of a patient. Other bacteria are visible in the cytoplasm. Orientia tsutsugamushi, formerly known as Rickettsia tsutsugamushi, is a bacterium responsible for scrub typhus or Japanese flood ever. It is a Gram negative bacillus, intracellular exclusively, that proli





NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE. Gonococcus neisseria gonorrhoeae is the bacterium responsable for gonorrhea. In men the symptoms are a...
NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE. Gonococcus neisseria gonorrhoeae is the bacterium responsable for gonorrhea. In men the symptoms are acute burning when urinating and some discharge clap. In women the symptoms are burning when urinating, bartholin´s cyst, cervisitis, salpingitis. Optical microscope x 1850.





LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA Protozoa Tetrahymena pyriformis infected with Legionella pneumophila.





Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Electron micrograph of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, an aerobic Gram-negative bacterium responsible for the S...
Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Electron micrograph of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, an aerobic Gram-negative bacterium responsible for the Sexually transmitted infection Gonorrhea. Approximate mag. 100,000X.





Escherichia coli. This scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a Escherichia coli bacterium ; Magnification 3607x. E. coli are ...
Escherichia coli. This scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a Escherichia coli bacterium ; Magnification 3607x. E. coli are rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria that normally colonize the digestive tract in humans and other animals. However, some strains can produce a toxin that leads to severe illness or even death.





Botulinum toxin A, molecular model. This highly toxic protein is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum.





CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM. Clostridium botulinum bacteria botulism bacillus. This bacterium secretes a powerful toxin which block...
CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM. Clostridium botulinum bacteria botulism bacillus. This bacterium secretes a powerful toxin which blocks the motor neurons responsible for muscle contraction. When injected locally this toxin botox diminishes wrinkles by paralysing the muscles that cause them. Optical microscope x 2000.





Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Photomicrograph of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, an aerobic Gram-negative bacterium responsable for the Sexua...
Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Photomicrograph of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, an aerobic Gram-negative bacterium responsable for the Sexually transmitted infection Gonorrhea.





ENTEROCOCCUS, SEM. ENTEROCOCCUS SEM Enterococci colorized SEM. Enterococci genus Enterococcus are gram_positive bacteria, und...
ENTEROCOCCUS, SEM. ENTEROCOCCUS SEM Enterococci colorized SEM. Enterococci genus Enterococcus are gram_positive bacteria, under the shape of cocci or cocobacilli, facultative anaerobes. Before they were considered as group D streptococci. Enterococci are present in the intestines of man and animals intestinal flora but also in the soil and water. Enterococcus Enterococcaceae Lactobacillales Firmicutes Bacterium.





Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Mycoplasma pneumoniae on cultured cells. Causes respiratory infections. SEM (Scanning Electron Microsc...
Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Mycoplasma pneumoniae on cultured cells. Causes respiratory infections. SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope)





Histology. Infection of stomach lining by Helicobacter pylori bacteria causing interstitial gastritis. Light microscopy





Brucella melitensis cultured in Petri dish. Brucella melitensis is a Gram negative bacteria, causative agent of the brusellos...
Brucella melitensis cultured in Petri dish. Brucella melitensis is a Gram negative bacteria, causative agent of the brusellosis, an infectious disease that can affect most species of domestic animals as well as humans (Malta fever).





ESCHERICHIA COLI. ESCHERICHIA COLI This scanning electron micrograph (SEM) depicts a highly magnified view of a dividing Esch...
ESCHERICHIA COLI. ESCHERICHIA COLI This scanning electron micrograph (SEM) depicts a highly magnified view of a dividing Escherichia coli bacteria, clearly displaying the point at which the bacteria’s cell wall was dividing, Magnification 21674x. Escherichia coli is a Gram-negative bacterium that normally colonizes the digestive tract of most warm-blooded animals, including human beings. E. coli are facultative in nature, which means that they can adapt to their environments, switching betwe





Burkholderia pseudomallei. Colonies of Burkholderia pseudomallei cultured in Petri dish. Burkholderia pseudomallei is ro-shap...
Burkholderia pseudomallei. Colonies of Burkholderia pseudomallei cultured in Petri dish. Burkholderia pseudomallei is ro-shape bacteria, causative agent of the melioidosis, an infectious disease that can affect some species of domestic animals as well as humans.





MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS. MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS Micrococcus luteus, scanning electron micrograph colorized SEM, x 12 230. Micrococcus ...
MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS. MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS Micrococcus luteus, scanning electron micrograph colorized SEM, x 12 230. Micrococcus luteus is Gram_positive coccus, strict aerobe, usually present under the form of diplococci pairs, tetrads four and sarcinas eight. This bacterium is a saprotroph feeding on decaying organic matter and not pathogenic for mankind except for immunocompromised persons affected by AIDS. Micrococcus luteus regrouping the old species Micrococcus flavus, Sarcina lutea and Sarcina





Staphylococcus. Color enhanced scanning electron micrograph of a Staphylococcus biofilm on the inner surface of a needleless ...
Staphylococcus. Color enhanced scanning electron micrograph of a Staphylococcus biofilm on the inner surface of a needleless connector.





Negatively-stained transmission electron micrograph showing hepatitis B virus (HBV) virions





Platensimycin, molecular model. Antibiotic produced by Streptomyces platensis. Experimental new drug for treating MRSA, a bac...
Platensimycin, molecular model. Antibiotic produced by Streptomyces platensis. Experimental new drug for treating MRSA, a bacterium resistant to methicillin. Atoms are represented as spheres and are colour_coded: carbon grey, hydrogen white, nitrogen blue





Color enhanced transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of Escherichia coli 0157:H7 strain, magnification 6836x. E. coli are ro...
Color enhanced transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of Escherichia coli 0157:H7 strain, magnification 6836x. E. coli are rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria that normally colonize the digestive tract in humans and other animals. However, some strains can produce a toxin that leads to severe illness or even death.





YERSINIA PESTIS. Yersinia pestis Pasteurella pestis is the bacterium responsible for the bubonic plague. Optical microscopy x...
YERSINIA PESTIS. Yersinia pestis Pasteurella pestis is the bacterium responsible for the bubonic plague. Optical microscopy x 2000.





CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM. Clostridium botulinum bacteria botulism bacillus. This bacterium secretes a powerful toxin which block...
CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM. Clostridium botulinum bacteria botulism bacillus. This bacterium secretes a powerful toxin which blocks the motor neurons responsible for muscle contraction. When injected locally this toxin botox diminishes wrinkles by paralysing the muscles that cause them. Optical microscope x 2000.





Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus. Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureu...
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus. Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (MRSA); Magnification 9560x. This strain of Gram-positif bacterium has developed wide-ranging antibiotic resistance such as methicillin, and are hospital pathogens.





Bacteriology. UCA (Urines Cytobacteriological Analysis). Culture in Petri dish of Escherichia coli, Gram-negative bacillus ba...
Bacteriology. UCA (Urines Cytobacteriological Analysis). Culture in Petri dish of Escherichia coli, Gram-negative bacillus bacterium found in the human digestive tract, responsible for urinary tract infections, travelers' diarrhea and gastroenteritis.





Streptococcus pneumoniae. Color enhanced Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of type 4 Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria a...
Streptococcus pneumoniae. Color enhanced Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of type 4 Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria adherent to a pharyngeal epithelial cell. This Gram-negative bacterium is a leading cause of pneumonia. It also causes many other pathologies like middle ear infections (otitis media), bacteremia and meningitis.





NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE. Gonococcus neisseria gonorrhoeae is the bacterium responsable for gonorrhea. In men the symptoms are a...
NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE. Gonococcus neisseria gonorrhoeae is the bacterium responsable for gonorrhea. In men the symptoms are acute burning when urinating and some discharge clap. In women the symptoms are burning when urinating, bartholin´s cyst, cervisitis, salpingitis.





TEM of bacterial cells of Staphylococcus aureus, its large capsule protects the bacterium from attack by immunological defens...
TEM of bacterial cells of Staphylococcus aureus, its large capsule protects the bacterium from attack by immunological defenses





Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacterium responsible for the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhea.





MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS. MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS Micrococcus luteus, scanning electron micrograph colorized SEM, x 21 930 Micrococcus l...
MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS. MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS Micrococcus luteus, scanning electron micrograph colorized SEM, x 21 930 Micrococcus luteus is Gram_positive coccus, strict aerobe, usually present under the form of diplococci pairs, tetrads four and sarcinas eight. This bacterium is a saprotroph feeding on decaying organic matter and not pathogenic for mankind except for immunocompromised persons affected by AIDS. Micrococcus luteus regrouping the old species Micrococcus flavus, Sarcina lutea and Sarcina





ANTIMICROB. SUSCEPTIBILITY TEST. ANTIMICROB SUSCEPTIBILITY TEST Photo essay from laboratory. Hospital of Meaux 77, France. La...
ANTIMICROB. SUSCEPTIBILITY TEST. ANTIMICROB SUSCEPTIBILITY TEST Photo essay from laboratory. Hospital of Meaux 77, France. Laboratory of bacteriology. Antimicrobial susceptibility test. The sensibility to different antibiotics of the bacterium infecting the patient is tested with an antibiogram. Therefore, the bacterial culture is seeded on a petri dish. Each disc is impregnated with a different antibiotic , if the antibiotic is effective, it will inhibit the bacterial growth. The more the surfa





HELICOBACTER PYLORI. Helicobacter pylori is a bacterium that affects mucus in the stomach. 80 of gastric duodenal ulcers are ...
HELICOBACTER PYLORI. Helicobacter pylori is a bacterium that affects mucus in the stomach. 80 of gastric duodenal ulcers are caused by this bacterium. Helicobacter pylori also causes several other, more or less severe illnesses : chronic gastritis, atrophic gastritis, hypochlorhydria, achlorhydria, intestinal metaplasia, stomach cancer, adenocarcinoma, gastric MALT lymphoma. Illustration from views of a scanning electron microscope.





Light microscope image of a urethral exudate containing Neisseria gonorrhea from a patient with gonococcal urethritis





Syphilis. Electron micrograph of a Treponema pallidum. This spirochaete bacterium is the agent of syphilis.





MIMIVIRUS. Comparison of the size of a mimivirus 400 nm with the one of a bacterium Escherichia coli, 300nm and of a virus VI...
MIMIVIRUS. Comparison of the size of a mimivirus 400 nm with the one of a bacterium Escherichia coli, 300nm and of a virus VIH, 80_100 nm with average dimensions. Mimivirus is a giant virus isolated in 2003 in the ameba Acanthamoeba polyphaga, and considered until then as the largest existing virus capsid of 400 nm of diameter, that is bigger than certain bacteria and visible in optical microscopy, which explains its name of mimivirus mimicking microbe virus. In 2008, the mamavirus was discovere





This is the John Ames Power Plant. It is a coal utility company located on the Kanoa River at sunset .

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