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. 2021 Oct 27;12:761420. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.761420

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Visualization of M. leprae-infected tick cells by light microscopy and TEM. ISE6 cells infected with M. leprae Thai-53 and Br4923 strains for over 700 days were visualized but light microscopy at magnification 60× after (A) Fite’s acid fast staining and (B) by TEM. Bacilli are indicated by red arrowheads.