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Description

Epithelial cells (ec) of the midgut. Spiroplasmas are bacteria in the Class Mollicutes that are frequently associated with insects and/or plants. These electron micrographs show symbiotic/ commensal spiroplasma-like organisms (SLOs) in the midgut/ filter chamber of a leafhopper, Dalbulus elimatus. SLOs found in this insect are long and tubular shaped with a tip structure (t). These SLOs (S) were found in great numbers in the gut lumen (lu) frequently associated with gut microvilli, but unlike the plant-pathogenic mollicutes, they did not seem to invade the gut epithelium (ec) or other tissues in their leafhopper hosts. This image is related to Fig. 1 in Arch. Microbiol (2011) 193:35-44.

Biological Sources
NCBI Organism Classification
Insect host: Dalbulus elimatus (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae)
Bacteria: Spiroplasma, Class Mollicutes
Cell Type
epithelial cell
bacteria
Cellular Component
nucleus
microvillus
cytoplasm
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/W9CIL12644
Archival Resource Key (ARK)
ark:/b7295/w9cil12644
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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
uranyl salt
lead salt
Processing History
unprocessed raw data
Dimensions
Spatial Axis Image Size Pixel Size
X 730px 0.035µm
Y 723px 0.035µm