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Description

Spiroplasmas are bacteria in the Class Mollicutes that are frequently associated with insects and/or plants. This electron micrograph shows a negatively stained preparation of spiroplasma-like organism (SLO) from the gut of a leafhopper, Dalbulus elimatus. SLOs found in this insect are long and tubular shaped with a tip structure (t) at one or both ends. This image is related to Fig. 3 in Arch. Microbiol (2011) 193:35-44.

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: Spiroplasma, Class Mollicutes
Cell Type: bacteria
Cellular Component: cell tip

Biological Context

Biological Process: detection of symbiotic bacterium

Attribution

Names: El-Desouky Ammar; Gail E. Gasparich; David G. Hall; Saskia A. Hogenhout
Published: Arch Microbiol (2011) 193:35–44
Pubmed: 20978745

Citation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi:10.7295/W9CIL12650
Archival Resource Key (ARK): ark:/b7295/w9cil12650

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Imaging

Image Type: recorded image
Image Mode: transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
Parameters Imaged: electron density
Source of Contrast: differences in adsorption or binding of stain
Visualization Methods: negative staining; phosphotungstic acid
Processing History: unprocessed raw data

Sample Preparation

Methods: glutaraldehyde fixed tissue
Relation To Intact Cell: mascerated tissue

Dimensions

Spatial Axis	Image Size	Pixel Size
X	892px	0.238nm
Y	194px	0.238nm