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. 2016 Jun 15;11(6):e0155794. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0155794

Fig 2. Transmission electron micrographs of Spiroplasma and Rickettsia in the female reproductive tissues of M. desjardinsi.

Fig 2

a: Ovaries of a female M. desjardinsi. A circle represents a portion subjected to electron microscopy. b: Undifferentiated part of an ovariole, with Rickettsia-like structure in the follicle cells and Spiroplasma-like structure in the oocyte. c,d, e: Magnified images of (b), showing Spiroplasma-like structure. f: Differentiating part of an ovariole, with Rickettsia-like structure in the oocyte and Spiroplasma-like structure in the sheath. S: Spiroplasma; R: Rickettsia; oc: oocyte; fc: follicle cell; sh: sheath; n: nucleus.