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Giardia attached to intestinal cells
This scanning electron microscopy image shows a Giardia parasite
attached to the carpet-like microvilli of a layer of cultured human intestinal
cells. Giardia is a major cause worldwide of diarrheal illness.
In this issue of PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Hansen and
Fletcher (e169)
show that Giardia can be forced to detach from cultured
intestinal cells by subjecting them to "tonic shock."
Image Credit: Wendy R. Hansen
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