Licensing

Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike:This image is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution, Non-Commercial Share Alike License. View License Deed | View Legal Code

*CIL – Cell Image Library accession number. Please use this to reference an image.

CIL:12649^* Cite

Description

Spiroplasmas are bacteria in the Class Mollicutes that are frequently associated with insects and/or plants. This scanning electron micrographs shows symbiotic/ commensal spiroplasma-like organisms (SLOs) in the midgut of a leafhopper, Dalbulus elimatus. SLOs found in this insect are long and tubular shaped with a tip structure (t). This image is related to Fig. 3 in Arch. Microbiol (2011) 193:35-44.

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: Bacteria: Spiroplasma, Class Mollicutes
Cell Type: bacteria
Cellular Component: cell; 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/W9CIL12649
Archival Resource Key (ARK): ark:/b7295/w9cil12649

Grouping This image is part of a group.

Imaging

Image Type: recorded image
Image Mode: scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
Parameters Imaged: elastic scattering of electrons
Source of Contrast: differences in deposition of metal shadow
Visualization Methods: shadowing and plating
Processing History: unprocessed raw data

Sample Preparation

Methods: glutaraldehyde fixed tissue; formaldehyde fixed tissue
Relation To Intact Cell: whole mounted tissue

Dimensions

Spatial Axis	Image Size	Pixel Size
X	787px	7.8nm
Y	1066px	7.8nm