3D digitally generated image of Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria.


3D digitally generated image of a number of drug-resistant, Neisseria gonorrhoeae diplococcus bacteria. Note that extending from the organisms’ exterior are type IV pili, or hair-like appendages, which in this case, are used to promote motility for these bacteria, and improve surface adherence. This artistic recreation is based upon scanning electron microscopic imagery.


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