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

J Bacteriol. 1973 Dec;116(3):1405-11. doi: 10.1128/jb.116.3.1405-1411.1973.

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*
  • Thiobacillus / enzymology

Substances

  • Pentosephosphates
  • Phosphotungstic Acid
  • Carboxy-Lyases