Borrelia burgdorferi

<i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i>

Fig. 99:2. Phase contrast photomicrograph of Borrelia burgdorferi, strain ACA-1. Image B-E show closeups of the bacteria. Note the wave shape of the bacteria. One of the bacteria in image D is turned 90° in relation to the other two bacteria, which makes it appear as almost straight. Image C and E show the same bacterium with different wave length. Date: 2011-04-25.

 

Credit: Karl-Erik Johansson (BVF, SLU & SVA) & Marianne Eklund (SVA).

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