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Description

The unicellular alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii has a pair of anterior flagella that function in motility. In this image, the base of the flagella with basal bodies and associated structures are are cut longitudinally. Below is the spherical nucleus and portions of chloroplast.

Technical Details

250 nm thick epon sections were recorded with a high voltage JEM-1000 TEM at 1000KV.

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Cell Type: plant cell
Cell Line: strain in culture
Cellular Component: chloroplast; nucleus; microtubule basal body; flagellum part

Biological Context

Biological Process: photosynthesis, light harvesting; organelle organization

Attribution

Names: Mary Morphew; J. Richard McIntosh

Citation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi:10.7295/W9CIL9525
Archival Resource Key (ARK): ark:/b7295/w9cil9525

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Imaging

Image Type: transmission electron microscopy (TEM); film
Image Mode: FBbi:00000622; detection of electrons
Parameters Imaged: electron density
Source of Contrast: elastic scattering of electrons
Visualization Methods: uranyl salt
Processing History: unprocessed raw data

Sample Preparation

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

Dimensions

Spatial Axis	Image Size	Pixel Size
X	3447px	0.8nm
Y	4580px	0.8nm