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Colony of Mycoplasma mycoides – Periodic Acid- Schiff stained
Image of a polysaccharide stain of an individual colony of the ruminant pathogen Mycoplasma mycoides grown on low nutrient media and taken with a Nikon SMZ18 stereo microscope. The image reveals the presence (stained dark sectors) or absence of polysaccharide coating within the colony. The ON/OFF expression of polysaccharide contributes to phenotypic diversity and is associated with distinct host immune responses. Yimthin et al. 2025
Image Credit: Thatcha Yimthin
Citation: (2026) PLoS Pathogens Issue Image | Vol. 21(12) January 2026. PLoS Pathog 21(12): ev21.i12. https://doi.org/10.1371/image.ppat.v21.i12
Published: January 20, 2026
Copyright: © 2026 . 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.
Image of a polysaccharide stain of an individual colony of the ruminant pathogen Mycoplasma mycoides grown on low nutrient media and taken with a Nikon SMZ18 stereo microscope. The image reveals the presence (stained dark sectors) or absence of polysaccharide coating within the colony. The ON/OFF expression of polysaccharide contributes to phenotypic diversity and is associated with distinct host immune responses. Yimthin et al. 2025
Image Credit: Thatcha Yimthin