The photos in the middle of the article are what Bb usually looks like inside the human body. You will almost NEVER see the classic corkscrew shape.
Some have seen forms like this and wondered if they were Bb forms or something completely different. Wonder no more. It may not be shaped like a corkscrew anymore, but it still is what we think it is.
Infected B-cells as seen both with phase contrast and darkfield...
A sample can be totally septic with granules, cysts, and other variant forms... and the elusive spirochete that is being looked for is never found.
Read the article in its entirety... There is some facinating information on how these things make us sick, and possible ways some of the disease mechanisms might be short circuited.
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the one black, linear microbial form in the top photo with the lavenderish-pinkish background has the same pattern of segmentation as some linear forms at the website http://www.lymephotos.comPosts: 2708 | Registered: Feb 2005
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