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The preparation of Borrelia burgdorferi cells on mica is described in the Materials and Methods. The scan was conducted with 0.4 Hz using contact mode. A and B show a pit and a protrusion, respectively, of a large mature aggregate as depicted in C. Images A and C were produced with NanoRule© software; image B was produced with a custom meshing utility and MeshLab open-source software.
