<i >Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae</i>, endocarditis, photomicrograph

Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, endocarditis, photomicrograph

Photomicrograph showing Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae in a vegetative endocarditis lesion; gram-positive filaments are typical of this organism. Gram stain; high power.

Courtesy of Dr. John Prescott.

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