Intestinal Bacteria Migrate to the Spleen (image)

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Caption

Fluorescence in-situ hybridization (FISH) is used to detect bacteria in the spleen of a normal mouse (left) and the spleen of a mouse with a MAVS deficiency (right). Spleen cells appear in blue; bacteria are stained red.

Credit

Ana Hennino, David Bauché, Emilie Plantamura / CIRI

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