0 degree view of the tilt series taken of a Caulobacter Crescentus specimen.
Full resolution image description
Included files are all used / produced by TxBR for the tomographic reconstruction process. In addition, the .preali mrc file in floating point (map mode 2) is included, as well as the .rawtlt file, .fid fiducials file and digital notes on the reconstruction process.
Animation description
a .mpg file showing the aligned tilt series stack of the Caulobacter Crescentus specimen
Produce a series of tomographic data of the normal morphology of Caulobacter Crescentus using rapid freezing methods.
Experimenter(s)
Patrick Viollier
Tom Deerinck
Microscopy product
Microscopy product ID
3627
Instrument
JEOL 4000
Microscopy type
IVEM
Product type
SINGLE TILT
Image basename
caulo1
Subject
Species
Caulobacter
Scientific name
Caulobacter crescentus
Strain
3724
Treatment
None
Age class
not applicable
Specimen description
Cell type
Caulobacter crescentus
Imaging parameters
Type
Electron microscopy product
Recording medium
film
Magification
30000
Accelerating voltage
400 keV
Notes
0.5 um thick sample
Specimen preparation
Protocol used
High Pressure Freezing (HPF): completed on January 26th, 2006 using Balzers HPM 010 in 100 micron deep gold plated copper planchettes. Bacteria was centrifuged decanted and paced applied to planchettes.Free Substitution: Started Friday January 26th.1. Cocktail - 2% Osmium tetroxide, 0.5% urynal acetate in anhydrous acetone2. Time -T1: -90 Celsius for 72 hoursS1: 2 Celsius per hour for 15 hoursT2: -60 Celsius per hour for 12 hoursS2: 5 Celsius per hour for 12 hoursT3: 0 Celsius HoldLeica FSU
Imaging product type
Type
Single tilt
Description
singlet_desc
Min range
-66 degrees
Max range
66 degrees
Tilt increment
2 degrees
Notes
Single tilt Caulobacter Crescentus series.
Citation Information
Lucy Shapiro, Harley McAdams, Patrick H. Viollier, Tom Deerinck, Mason Mackey, John Crum, Mark Ellisman (2003) CCDB:3627, Caulobacter crescentus, Caulobacter crescentus. CIL. Dataset. https://doi.org/doi:10.7295/W9CCDB3627