Extended Data Fig. 3: Ultrastructure of a cell infected by ‘Ca. E. childressi’. | Nature Microbiology

Extended Data Fig. 3: Ultrastructure of a cell infected by ‘Ca. E. childressi’.

From: An intranuclear bacterial parasite of deep-sea mussels expresses apoptosis inhibitors acquired from its host

Extended Data Fig. 3

Late infection stage of ‘Ca. E. childressi’. Mitochondria, membranes and other cellular features of the host cell are morphologically intact. (a), TEM overview of a G. childressi cell infected by ‘Ca. E. childressi’. (b), Higher resolution micrograph of rectangle in (a) showing host chromatin compressed along the inner nuclear membrane and morphologically intact mitochondria in the cytosol.

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