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Description

Colorized light micrograph of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans colonies. A. actinomycetemcomitans is a Gram-negative bacteria commonly found to cause infections of the oral cavity and often isolated from the periodontal pocket. The peridontium refers to the soft tissue that surrounds and supports to tooth. Related images available as CIL:39042, 39044, and 39045.

Technical Details

B0007676 Colonies of A. actinomycetemcomitans. Wellcome Images available under the following creative commons usage http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/uk/

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans
Cell Type: Gram-negative bacteria

Biological Context

Biological Process

Attribution

Names: Derren Ready
Link: Wellcome images

Citation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi:10.7295/W9CIL39046
Archival Resource Key (ARK): ark:/b7295/w9cil39046

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Imaging

Image Type: recorded image
Image Mode: modes of light microscopy
Parameters Imaged: absorption of illumination
Source of Contrast: differences in amount of elastic light scattering
Visualization Methods: visualization of contiguous regions
Processing History: colorized

Sample Preparation

Relation To Intact Cell: whole mounted tissue

Dimensions

Spatial Axis	Image Size	Pixel Size
X	734px	——
Y	576px	——