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. 2005 Dec;71(12):8970–8973. doi: 10.1128/AEM.71.12.8970-8973.2005

FIG. 2.

FIG. 2.

Set of typical structures found in cultivation media of P. fontium strain 24647. (A) Native form; (B) contracted form of R-type particle; (C) “polycore” composed of two units; (D) polysheath composed of five contracted sheaths (pentamer). In panel B, the remainders of the basal plate are clearly visible on the distal end of the contracted sheath. Bar, 50 nm.