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 Image Number D1088-1 |
The tobacco hornworm larva on the left was inoculated with P. fluorescens Pf-5 bacteria and has lost body rigidity as a result. On the right is a healthy larva not inoculated with bacteria. Each larva is about 2 inches long.
Photo by Joyce Loper.
