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Fig. 4

From: Interaction of Borrelia burgdorferi with Peripheral Blood Fibrocytes, Antigen-Presenting Cells with the Potential for Connective Tissue Targeting

Fig. 4

Tube phagocytosis of B. burgdorferi by fibrocytes.

(A) Longitudinal section through a spirochete cell being taken up by a fibrocyte. During uptake, the spirochete cell is surrounded by straight cell extensions (arrows). The appearance of these finger-like extensions is due to the section plane. These pseudopodial cell extensions actually form cuffs that surround the spirochete. Bar = 200 nm. (B) Phagocytic tube in longitudinal section. A B. burgdorferi cell is sectioned in several places. The asterisk marks a phagocytic tube in cross section. (Insert) B. burgdorferi surrounded by two concentric phagocytic tubes in cross section. Bars (B and insert) = 500 nm.

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Molecular Medicine

ISSN: 1528-3658