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Description

Opercularia coarctata. Transmission electron micrograph of contracted cell body. This ciliate does not have rows of basal body/cilia over its whole surface but has cilia in the oral region and in a trochal band area. The pellicle is sculpted into ridges and grooves that circle the body. A layer of endoplasmic reticulum lies under the pellicle next to a layer of myonemal fibers. The macronucleus, contractile vacuole, mitochondria, and peristomeare evident in this view. TEM taken on 6/12/69 by R. Allen with Philips 300 operating at 60kV. Neg. 4,270X.

Technical Details

Standard glutaraldehyde fixation followed by osmium tetroxide, dehydrated in alcohol and embedded in an epoxy resin. Microtome sections prepared at approximately 75nm thickness. The raw negative was scanned with an Epson Perfection V750 Pro and this high resolution image is best used for quantitative analysis. Additional information available at (http://www5.pbrc.hawaii.edu/allen/).

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: Opercularia [NCBITaxon:168247]; Opercularia coarctata
Cell Type: cell by organism; eukaryotic cell; Eukaryotic Protist; Ciliated Protist
Cell Line: Cambridge Culture Collection, Cambridge, England, # LB1657/1
Cellular Component: macronucleus; oral apparatus; mitochondrion; cell cortex; cytoplasm

Biological Context

Biological Process: macronucleus organization; cortical cytoskeleton organization; cytoplasm organization

Attribution

Names: Richard Allen

Citation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi:10.7295/W9CIL39193
Archival Resource Key (ARK): ark:/b7295/w9cil39193

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Imaging

Image Type: transmission electron microscopy (TEM); illumination by electrons
Image Mode: detection of electrons; film
Parameters Imaged: electron density
Source of Contrast: stain with broad specificity
Visualization Methods: stain with broad specificity; osmium tetroxide; uranyl salt; lead salt
Processing History: recorded image; film; unprocessed raw data
Data Qualifiers: raw, unprocessed data; suitable for spatial measurements

Sample Preparation

Methods: glutaraldehyde fixed tissue; osmium tetroxide fixed tissue; tissue in epoxy resin embedment; microtome-sectioned tissue
Relation To Intact Cell: microtome-sectioned tissue

Dimensions

Spatial Axis	Image Size	Pixel Size
X	3756px	1.2nm
Y	4000px	1.2nm