Figure 6

C. burnetii NMI in intestinal epithelial cells. A large phagolysosome replaces most of the cytoplasm. It contains large amounts of cellular debris and few C. burnetii (inside hatched line, example). The area indicated by the hatched line is shown as inset. It contains LCV with the characteristic gram-negative cell wall. 7 days pi. NM1. Bar = 3.0 µm, bar inset = 300 nm.