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Scanning electron microscopy images of M. abscessus strains during exponential growth phase. Arrowheads indicate locations where melding of cell surfaces have occurred, including melding between two poles (white), between a pole of one cell and lateral surface of another (red), and between lateral surfaces of two cells (blue). Parent strain Mab ATCC 19977 (WT), Δglby, and Complemented strain (COMP).
