Fig 2. Staining of mycobacteria in situ in M. leprae infected armadillo spleen sections.
A) SYBR Gold staining (blue) of M. leprae in armadillo spleen A7, arrow denotes stained bacillus. Insert, enlarged area showing stained bacillus. B) SYBR Gold staining (green) of M. leprae in armadillo spleen B7. Arrow denotes stained cluster of bacilli, enlarged in insert. C) Auramine/rhodamine stained cluster (red) of bacilli (arrow) located within an apoptotic cell next to a cell-free necrotic zone (*) in armadillo spleen A7.