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Neutrophil engulfing Bacillus anthracis
Neutrophils are the most abundant white blood cell and the first line of defense against invading microbes. This scanning electron micrograph shows a neutrophil (yellow) engulfing rods of Bacillus anthracis (orange), the etiological agent of anthrax (see Mayer-Scholl et al).
Image Credit: The micrograph was taken by Volker Brinkmann with a Leo 1550 scanning electron microscope.
Citation: (2005) PLoS Pathogens Issue Image | Vol. 1(3) November 2005. PLoS Pathog 1(3): ev01.i03. https://doi.org/10.1371/image.ppat.v01.i03
Published: November 25, 2005
Copyright: © 2005 Mayer-Scholl et al. 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.
Neutrophils are the most abundant white blood cell and the first line of defense against invading microbes. This scanning electron micrograph shows a neutrophil (yellow) engulfing rods of Bacillus anthracis (orange), the etiological agent of anthrax (see Mayer-Scholl et al).
Image Credit: The micrograph was taken by Volker Brinkmann with a Leo 1550 scanning electron microscope.