Deer Tick (ixodes Scapularis) #4
by Dennis Kunkel Microscopy/science Photo Library
Title
Deer Tick (ixodes Scapularis) #4
Artist
Dennis Kunkel Microscopy/science Photo Library
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
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Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Deer tick (Ixodes scapularis). A blood sucking arachnid that can cause disease in humans and animals. Ixodes sp. can transmit Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme disease. This disease is characterized by fever and joint inflammation. Magnification: x12 when shortest axis printed at 25 millimetres.
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September 24th, 2018
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