This month’s Under the Lens explores how recent developments in sample preparation are aiding and advancing the imaging of host–microorganism interactions.
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Inns, P.G., Mamou, G. The expanding horizons of host–microorganism imaging are clear to see. Nat Rev Microbiol 17, 724 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41579-019-0289-z
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