A Structural Study of Escherichia coli Cells Using an In Situ Liquid Chamber TEM Technology

Figure 1

In situ TEM images of E. coli cells in the liquid chamber. (a) Larger area in situ TEM image. (b–d) Magnifications from (a): (b) the red rectangle labeled region in (a) in which two E. coli cells showed dim dark centers as highlighted by the green arrows; (c) an E. coli with apparent pili around the cell; (d) an E. coli without apparent surrounding pili. (c) and (d) displayed the cells indicated by the red arrow heads in (a).

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