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Description: An electron-micrograph of a section of the bacterium Bacillus subtilis (x73,200). This is a rod-shaped single cell organism, and the section is a slice (about 50nm thick) through the cell, containing the central axis of the cell.
Title: Bacillus subtilis image
Credit: Estate of Peter Highton a molecular biologist working at University of Edinburgh 1968-1990
Author: Peter Highton
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Zero, Public Domain Dedication
License: CC0
License Link: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en
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