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Image: ARS Campylobacter jejuni

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Description: Campylobacter bacteria are the number-one cause of bacterial food-related gastrointestinal illness in the United States. To learn more about this pathogen, ARS scientists are sequencing multiple Campylobacter genomes. This scanning electron microscope image shows the characteristic spiral, or corkscrew, shape of C. jejuni cells and related structures. Photo by De Wood; digital colorization by Chris Pooley.
Title: ARS Campylobacter jejuni
Credit: Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientific research agency.
Author: De Wood, Pooley, USDA, ARS, EMU.
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