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Fig. 8 | Microbiome

Fig. 8

From: Tick transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi to the murine host is not influenced by environmentally acquired midgut microbiota

Fig. 8

Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) of tick midguts shows intracellular Borrelia burgdorferi near the basal lamina of the midgut epithelial lining. B. burgdorferi-infected ticks fed on pathogen-free mice for 48 h were dissected to obtain tick midguts, processed for TEM analysis and visualized. Panels I, II, and III are representative of approximately 10 midguts at 48 h of feeding showing B. burgdorferi near the basal lamina, but no points of egress observed. B B. burgdorferi; E epithelial cells; BL basal lamina; LV, lipid vesicles

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Microbiome

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