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What a tick magnified 100 times reveals
Harpoon-shaped mouthparts, bacteria hidden beneath its membrane: Christine Schmitt, a researcher at the Institut Pasteur, unveils the secrets of Ixodes ricinus, the tick responsible for Lyme disease, through stunning electron microscopy images.
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© Script: Valérie Zeitoun and Sacha Tembe - Filmmaking: Jeanne Fenouil (video in french, english subtitles available translated by AI)
Do you know what a tick looks like when viewed VERY closely?
Christine Schmitt, a researcher at the Institut Pasteur, takes us into the infinitely small world to reveal the secrets of Ixodes ricinus... and the bacterium responsible for Lyme disease.
Using electron imaging, her team observes the tick, its harpoon-shaped mouthparts, and even the Borrelia bacteria, down to its hidden flagella.
A fascinating journey into the heart of invisible danger... but also clues to better combat the infection.