FIG. 2.
Morphologically variable forms of M. avium paratuberculosis in tissue. Ziehl-Neelsen-stained section of a liver from an M. avium paratuberculosis-infected mouse showing bacillary (blue arrow), coccobacillary (black arrow), and coccoid forms (red arrow) of the organism. Bar, 2 μm; magnification, ×1,000.