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1. Mycobacterium smegmatis colonies growing on TSY agar; 2. Streak plate of Mycobacterium smegmatis colonies growing on TSY agar, top view; 3. Streak plate of Mycobacterium smegmatis colonies growing on TSY agar, bottom view; 4 & 5. M. smeg written in the bacteria Mycobacteria smegmatis growing on TSY agar. Note, in close-up photo, the waxy appearance of the bacterial colonies.
Mycobacterium smegmatis Bacterial Colonies (Click on photo to enlarge.)
1 & 2: Acid-fast stain showing positive (Mycobacterium) results @ 1000xTM; 3 & 4. Mixed slides of acid-fast Mycobacterium (bright pink) and nonacid-fast bacteria (purple).
Mycobacterium Acid Fast Photos (Click on image to enlarge.)
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