Fig. 6: Impact of M. mitochondrii on mitochondrial morphology. | Nature Communications

Fig. 6: Impact of M. mitochondrii on mitochondrial morphology.

From: Three-dimensional images reveal the impact of the endosymbiont Midichloria mitochondrii on the host mitochondria

Fig. 6

a The aposymbiotic oocyte had tubular mitochondria forming a large network, whereas (b–j) no mitochondrial network is observed in wild-type oocytes. b The previtellogenic oocytes have a deformed globular shape with branch-like short extension. c–j All vitellogenic oocytes had globular mitochondria, some of which do not host a bacterium (c, f), host single (d, e, g), or multiple (h–j) bacteria. Newly described Pacman (f, g) and reservoir (j) phenotypes indicate pervasiveness of the intramitochondrial M. mitochondrii. The 3D views of each mitochondrion are presented in Supplementary Movie 1 and the slide view of a Pacman mitochondrion is shown in Supplementary Movie 2. Mitochondria are shown in transparent yellow and bacteria in green. (Scale bars: 500 nm, n = 4 wild-type and n = 2 aposymbiotic ticks).

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