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Wet mount of columnaris, skin of a Corydoras catfish
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Wet mount of columnaris, skin of a Corydoras catfish

    Photomicrograph of skin from a Corydoras catfish showing haystacks of Flavobacterium columnare. Closer examination of the haystacks shows numerous filamentous, motile bacteria. All of the golden-brown material in this image is bacteria. Unstained wet mount, original magnification, 100×.

Courtesy of Dr. Denise Petty.

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