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    Staphylococcus aureus aggregates on microstructured titanium surface
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    Staphylococcus aureus aggregates on microstructured titanium surface

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    Groups of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (blue) attached to a microstructured titanium surface (green) that mimics an orthopedic implant used in joint replacement. The attachment of pre-formed groups of bacteria may lead to infections because the groups can tolerate antibiotics and evade the immune system. This image was captured using a scanning electron microscope.

    More information on the research that produced this image can be found in the Antibiotics paper "Free-floating aggregate and single-cell-initiated biofilms of Staphylococcus aureus" by Gupta et al.

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    Internal NoteAlt text: Large clumps of spherical bacteria on a rough surface. Instrument used: Quanta 200 Scanning Electron Microscope Dear Abbey, I would be happy to share. We do have some really nice movies of Staph. aureus aggregating in synovial fluid as well as electron micrographs of staph. on orthopaedic surfaces. It is unpublished but we are in the process of submitting. Paul. Paul Stoodley, PhD. Director, Campus Microscopy and Imaging Facility (CMIF) Professor, Departments of Microbial Infection and Immunity and Orthopedics Infectious Diseases Institute, The Ohio State University, 716 Biomedical Research Tower, 460 West 12th Avenue, Columbus OH 43210.
    KeywordsElectron microscopy, SEM, bacterium, blue, green
    SourcePaul Stoodley, The Ohio State University.
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    Credit LineTripti Thapa Gupta, Khushi Patel, and Paul Stoodley, The Ohio State University; Alex Horswill, University of Colorado School of Medicine.
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    Record TypePhotograph
    Topic Area(s);#Cells;#Injury and Illness;#Tools and Techniques;#
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