Melissococcus plutonius

<i>Melissococcus plutonius</i>

Scanning electron micrograph of Melissococcus plutonius. Intact bacteria are visible in the center of the image. Note that the bacteria excists as diplococci and it is possible to imagine where they are going to divide the next time. The total length of the scale bar corresponds to 1 µm.

 

Credit: Ingemar Fries (SLU).

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