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Description

A transmission electron micrograph of a diplococcus (renamed Streptococcus in 1974) pneumoniae bacteria. Image made available by James D. Jamieson and the Department of Cell Biology, Yale University School of Medicine.

Technical Details

Original 3.25 in. x 4 in. lantern slides were scanned at 600dpi. Original magnification 2000X.

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: Streptococcus pneumoniae
Cell Type: bacteria

Attribution

Names: James D. Jamieson
Link: George E. Palade EM Slide Collection

Citation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi:10.7295/W9CIL37290
Archival Resource Key (ARK): ark:/b7295/w9cil37290

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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: lead salt

Sample Preparation

Relation To Intact Cell: sectioned tissue

Dimensions

Spatial Axis	Image Size	Pixel Size
X	6000px	——
Y	5489px	——