This is a transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a flagellated Listeria monocytogenes bacterium, Magnified 41, 250X. Listeria monocytogenes is the infectious agent responsible for the food borne illness listeriosis, 2002. In the United States, an estimated 2, 500 persons become seriously ill with listeriosis each year. Of these, 500 die. Image courtesy CDC/Dr. Balasubr Swaminathan, Peggy Hayes.

This is a transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a flagellated Listeria monocytogenes bacterium, Magnified 41, 250X. Listeria monocytogenes is the infectious agent responsible for the food borne illness listeriosis, 2002. In the United States, an estimated 2, 500 persons become seriously ill with listeriosis each year. Of these, 500 die. Image courtesy CDC/Dr. Balasubr Swaminathan, Peggy Hayes. Stock Photo
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Gado Images / Alamy Stock Photo

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4396 x 5500 px | 37.2 x 46.6 cm | 14.7 x 18.3 inches | 300dpi

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1 January 2002

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United States

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This is a transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a flagellated Listeria monocytogenes bacterium, Magnified 41, 250X. Listeria monocytogenes is the infectious agent responsible for the food borne illness listeriosis, 2002. In the United States, an estimated 2, 500 persons become seriously ill with listeriosis each year. Of these, 500 die. Image courtesy CDC/Dr. Balasubr Swaminathan, Peggy Hayes.

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