Photomicrograph of Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Photomicrograph of Corynebacterium diphtheriae

This photomicrograph depicts numerous Gram-positive asporogenous, rod-shaped Corynebacterium diphtheriae bacteria.

Reproduced from: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health Image Library. Available at: http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp.

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