Fig. 1: Phagocytosis of the Rickettsia
Orientia tsutsugamushi by a Mouse Peritoneal Mesothelial Cell
The bacterium (arrow)
is beginning to enter the host cell by endocytosis.
Image provided by
Dr. Edwin P. Ewing, Jr.
Courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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