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Description

Transmission electron micrograph of a thin section through the bacterium Diplococcus pneumoniae. The fibrous nucleoid is centrally located, surrounded by cytoplasm containing numerous ribosomes.

Technical Details

Micrograph recorded at a magnification of 64,000x. Original 3.25 in. x 4 in. lantern slides were scanned at 600dpi.

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: Diplococcus pneumoniae
Cellular Component: bacterial wall; bacterial nucleoid; ribosome

Biological Context

Biological Process

Attribution

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

Citation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi:10.7295/W9CIL41048
Archival Resource Key (ARK): ark:/b7295/w9cil41048

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Imaging

Image Type: film
Image Mode: transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
Parameters Imaged: electron density
Source of Contrast: differences in adsorption or binding of stain
Visualization Methods: uranyl salt
Data Qualifiers: processed data

Sample Preparation

Methods: chemically fixed tissue; tissue in plastic embedment
Relation To Intact Cell: microtome-sectioned tissue

Dimensions

Spatial Axis	Image Size	Pixel Size
X	3956px	——
Y	3385px	——