Fig. 3: Microscopy methods indicate that Sc spores directly adhere to Bs flagella.
From: Microbial hitchhiking: how Streptomyces spores are transported by motile soil bacteria
A Fluorescence microscopy of dye-labeled spores with unlabeled Bs cells demonstrate that the spores localize to the cell poles of Bs. B Cryo-electron microscopy samples of mixed Sc spores and Bs cells reveal that the spores do not directly adhere to the Bs cell body. C Cryo-EM shows the Bs flagella colocalize with the Sc spore coat. D Fluorescence microscopy of dye-labeled sheared flagella and spores demonstrate that spores directly interact with Bs flagella to form extended associations of both components.
