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A bacterium interacting with red blood cells

February 12, 2016

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A bacterium interacting with red blood cells

On the Cover

Electron micrograph of Borrelia hermsii bacterium, the causative agent of relapsing fever, interacting with red blood cells.

TOM SCHWAN, ROBERT FISCHER & ANITA MORA, NIAID

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