Obtained after an outbreak this micrograph depicts Gram-positive Clostridioides difficile bacteria. These C. difficile organisms were cultured from a stool sample obtained during an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness, and extracted using a .1µm filter.
Author: CDC/ Lois S. Wiggs
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