Live Shigella Bacteria on Cilantro

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Created 06/06/2002

Live Shigella boydii 18 bacteria on the surface of a cilantro leaf, imaged at 100% relative humidity in the ESEM. The bacteria are protected by a biofilm that also makes them difficult to image in their natural state, even at high titiers.

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• Meredith Agle , Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
• Hans P. Blaschek , Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
• Sarita Raengpradub , Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition

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