HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY IMAGE: A. MYCOBACTERIA COEXIST WITH RED BLOOD CELLS IN CAPILLARY VESSELS AND IN GRANULOMAS, EXIST WITHIN MACROPHAGES AS WELL. B. MYCOBACTERIA ACTIVELY PROLIFERATE WHEN THEY CAN ADHERE DIRECTLY TO RED BLOOD CELLS (SQUARE). CREDIT: YUKIKO NISHIUCHI, HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY Mycobacteria are a group of pathogenic bacteria that cause diseases like leprosy and tuberculosis in...