Characterization of intact subcellular bodies in whole bacteria by cryo-electron tomography and spectroscopic imaging

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 223, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 40-52

  Comolli, L R ^a   Kundmann, M ^b   Downing, K H ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b GATAN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryo electron microscopy; Cryo electron tomography; Electron energy loss; Spectroscopy difference imaging; Tomographic reconstruction; Volume rendering

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; ELECTRON SCATTERING; ENERGY DISSIPATION; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; PHOSPHORUS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; VOLUME RENDERING;

CRYO-ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CRYO-ELECTRON TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENCE IMAGING; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS; SPECTROSCOPIC IMAGING; SPECTROSCOPY DIFFERENCE IMAGING; SUB-CELLULAR; SUBCELLULAR STRUCTURE; TOMOGRAPHIC RECONSTRUCTION; TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING;

ELECTRONS;

CARBON; PHOSPHORUS;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BIOGENESIS; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; CELL COMPOSITION; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CRYOELECTRON TOMOGRAPHY; DEINOCOCCUS; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; IMAGING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SPECTROSCOPY; TOMOGRAPHY;

CAULOBACTER VIBRIOIDES; DEINOCOCCUS GRANDIS;

EID: 33745830137     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2006.01597.x     Document Type: Article

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