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Bacterium in a sputum sample
In this issue, research by Gutierrez et al and by Jian et al gives important new insights into the origin and virulence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a major human pathogen. Shown here is the bacterium in a sputum sample which has been stained.
Image Credit: Image courtesy of United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; cover image design by Sapna Khandwala.
Citation: (2005) PLoS Pathogens Issue Image | Vol. 1(1) September 2005. PLoS Pathog 1(1): ev01.i01. https://doi.org/10.1371/image.ppat.v01.i01
Published: September 30, 2005
Copyright: © 2005 . This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
In this issue, research by Gutierrez et al and by Jian et al gives important new insights into the origin and virulence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a major human pathogen. Shown here is the bacterium in a sputum sample which has been stained.
Image Credit: Image courtesy of United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; cover image design by Sapna Khandwala.