9158a67010c3804f7b7785c9750aef37

Under a very high magnification of 12000X, this scanning electron micrograph (SEM) depicted a number of Gram-negative Legionella pneumophila bacteria. Please see PHIL 11092 through 11152 for additional SEMs of these organisms, specifically PHIL 11140 for a colorized version of this image. Of particular importance, is the presence of polar flagella, and pili, or long streamers, which due to their fragile nature, in some of these views seem to be dissociated from any of the bacteria. For a better view of these bacterial appendages, see the colorized version.
Created: 2009