Bacillus subtilis stain CDC PHIL 19260

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Description: English: This photomicrograph of a Leifson flagella-stained specimen, revealed the presence of a single, flagellated, Bacillus subtilis bacterium. The use of a special flagellar staining process enabled visualization of the organisms’ peritrichous flagellae, which are invisible, when processed using Gram-stain technique, and observed under a light microscope. B. subtilis is a Gram-positive, endospore-forming bacterium that is present throughout the environment, including the gastrointestinal tract of ruminants and humans. Date: 1977. Source: : This media comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Public Health Image Library (PHIL), with identification number #19260. Note: Not all PHIL images are public domain; be sure to check copyright status and credit authors and content providers. العربية | Deutsch | English | македонски | slovenščina | +/−. Author: Dr. W.A. Clark.