Image:Enterococcus histological pneumonia 01.png

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Description	English: This photomicrograph reveals cocci-shaped Enterococcus sp. bacteria taken from a pneumonia patient. Enterococcus sp. is a common, gram-positive bacteria that can normally be found in the bowel and female genital tract. These bacteria can be spread by fecal-oral transmission, contact with infected body fluids or contact with contaminated surfaces. Deutsch: Enterococcus (Gramfärbung) Français : Enterococcus dans des tissus pulmonaires Polski: Enterococcus sp. infekuje tkankę płuc Español: Tinción de Gram de tejido pulmonar mostrando cocobacilos Gram positivas Svenska: Enterokockinfektion i lungvävnad Српски / Srpski: Enterococcus sp. у ткиву плућа
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Date	1978
Author	Photo Credit: Content Providers(s): CDC/Dr. Mike Miller
Permission (Reusing this image)	PD-USGov-HHS-CDC English: None - This image is in the public domain and thus free of any copyright restrictions. As a matter of courtesy we request that the content provider be credited and notified in any public or private usage of this image.

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This image is a work of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, taken or made during the course of an employee's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

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• 2006-02-18 03:09 MarcoTolo 597×434×8 (425986 bytes) ''[[Enterococcus]] sp.'' bacterial infection in a pulmonary tissue sample of a patient with [[pneumonia]]. This image is a portion of an image obtained from the CDC [http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp Public Health Image Library]. Image credit: CDC/Dr. Mi

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