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en: Bacterial cells of Staphylococcus aureus, which is one of the causal agents of mastitis in dairy cows. Its large capsule protects the organism from attack by the cow's immunological defenses.

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Freeze Drying Replication, (TEM) Plate #.9513

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Credit: Erbe, Pooley: USDA, ARS, EMU

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