Electron microscopy of the carboxysomes (polyhedral bodies) of Thiobacillus neapolitanus.

Journal of bacteriology ·Vol. 116 ·No. 3 ·1973-12-00 ·Pages 1405-11

Shively JM, Ball FL, Kline BW

Abstract

The carboxysomes of Thiobacillus neapolitanus are shown, by electron microscopy, to consist of a paracrystalline array of 10-nm particles surrounded by a "membrane." The 10-nm particles have a center hole or depression and have been previously identified as ribulose diphosphate carboxylase. The membrane is a monolayer approximately 3.5-nm thick.

MeSH Terms

Carboxy-Lyases/isolation & purification Inclusion Bodies/enzymology Microscopy, Electron Pentosephosphates Phosphotungstic Acid Staining and Labeling Thiobacillus/cytology,enzymology

Chemicals

Pentosephosphates Phosphotungstic Acid Carboxy-Lyases

Authors & Affiliations

3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Shively J M

Ball F L

Kline B W

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Article Info

Journal

Journal of bacteriology

Abbr.

J Bacteriol

ISSN

0021-9193

DOI

10.1128/jb.116.3.1405-1411.1973

Published

1973-12-00

Pages

1405-11

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

2985120R

PMCID

PMC246500

Subset

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