Detection of Intracellular Bacterial Communities in Human Urinary Tract Infection (original) (raw)
Figure 2
Light Microscopy Findings of Potential IBCs and Filaments in Urines from Women with Cystitis
Light microscopy screening of urines from cystitis patients revealed biofilm-like collections of bacteria (A), potential intracellular bacterial communities (B–D) and filamentous bacteria (E–H). Many large biofilm-like collections of small, morphologically coccoid bacteria were found in cystitis urine samples. Dark-staining epithelial cells with potential IBCs were observed often with bacteria that appear to be protruding from within (arrows). Tangled collections and individual long filamentous bacteria were also found in several of the samples. Scale bar, 20 μm, applies to all photomicrographs.