False-colour transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of Staphylococcus epidermidis,a species of spherical,gram positive,non-motile bacteria. 2 bacteria are seen dividing by binary fission. S. epidermidis is generally non-pathogenic in man,occuring on the skin and on many mucous membranes. However,the bacterium's ability to colonize plastic has resulted in infections around catheters & surgical implants (cerebro-spinal fluid shunts & heart valves,for example). Such infections often fail to respond to antibiotics,and the implants may have to be removed. Magnification: X 12,000 at 35mm size,x24,000 at 6x7cm size | |
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