Gram-stained touch impression of spleen, redtail shark (Epalzeorhynchus bicolor)
Gram-stained touch impression of spleen, redtail shark (<i >Epalzeorhynchus bicolor</i>)
Gram-stained touch impression of spleen, redtail shark (Epalzeorhynchus bicolor)

    Photomicrograph of a touch impression of spleen from from a redtail shark (Epalzeorhynchus bicolor) revealing numerous gram-positive cocci. Streptococcus infection was suspected at necropsy. Gram stain; original magnification, 600×.

Courtesy of Dr. Denise Petty.