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Leptospira interrogans, kidney, pig
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Leptospira interrogans, kidney, pig

    Photomicrograph of a histologic section from the kidney of a pig demonstrating Leptospira interrogans. Note the large number of threadlike black bacteria within the tubule lumen of the proximal convoluted tubules. Warthin-Starry silver stain; original magnification, medium power (10X).

Courtesy of the Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph.