Classic microscopy reveals borrelia bacteria

A simple method has been found that tells people who have become seriously ill after a tick bite once and for all whether they have bacteria in their blood.
"We study the behaviour of the bacteria directly through the microscope. We have taken thousands of pictures, and we film their movement pattern in real time or with a time lapse. This allows us to see how the bacteria enter and leave the blood cells and swim around in the blood plasma.

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Classic microscopy reveals borrelia bacteria

Source: Phys Org

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