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English: Red blood cells on an agar plate are used to diagnose infection. The plate on the left shows a positive staphyloccus infection. The plate on the right shows a positive streptococcus infection and with the halo effect shows specifically a beta-hemolytic group A. These infections can occur in patients on chemotherapy. Image taken 10/1985 by Bill Branson. AV-8510-3737
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current08:27, 2 January 2008Thumbnail for version as of 08:27, 2 January 20082,700 × 1,712 (1.64 MB)MIckStephenson== Summary == Public domain image from cancer.gov http://visualsonline.cancer.gov/details.cfm?imageid=2230. Red blood cells on an agar plate are used to diagnose infection. The plate on the left shows a positive staphyloccus infection. The plate on the r
14:50, 23 September 2006Thumbnail for version as of 14:50, 23 September 20062,700 × 1,800 (2.2 MB)QuintotePublic domain image from cancer.gov http://visualsonline.cancer.gov/details.cfm?imageid=2230. Red blood cells on an agar plate are used to diagnose infection. The plate on the left shows a positive staphyloccus infection. The plate on the right shows a p
22:55, 2 September 2006Thumbnail for version as of 22:55, 2 September 20061,350 × 900 (639 KB)QuintotePublic domain image from cancer.gov. Red blood cells on an agar plate are used to diagnose infection. The plate on the left shows a positive staphyloccus infection. The plate on the right shows a positive streptococcus infection and with the halo effect
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