Microplasma

  • Kevin Mackenzie, University of Aberdeen
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Microplasma. Kevin Mackenzie, University of Aberdeen. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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This scanning electron micrograph shows microplasma, a genus of bacteria that lack a cell wall. Without a cell wall they are unaffected by many common antibiotics, such as penicillin, or other beta-lactam antibiotics that work by targeting cell wall synthesis. These microplasma are shown on the surface of osteoblast cells, cells that are involved in the creation of new bone.

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