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Description

Scanning electron micrograph of a fragment of surface of diatom cell. Diatoms have a silica cell wall also called a frustule that has regularly repeating features.

Technical Details

Image collected on a FEI instrument: Quanta Family using Magnification: 11000 x, Voltage: 20 kv, Detector: ETD , and Working Distance: 14.9 mm.

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: Bacillariophyta
Cellular Component: frustule; cell wall

Biological Context

Biological Process: cell wall organization

Attribution

Names: Ekaterina Nikitina
Link: FEI Life Science Images

Citation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi:10.7295/W9CIL40657
Archival Resource Key (ARK): ark:/b7295/w9cil40657

Imaging

Image Type: recorded image
Image Mode: scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
Parameters Imaged: elastic scattering of electrons
Processing History: unprocessed raw data

Sample Preparation

Relation To Intact Cell: whole mounted tissue

Dimensions

Spatial Axis	Image Size	Pixel Size
X	670px	——
Y	617px	——