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Description

Gloeotrichia, a colonial cyanobacterium. Filaments arrange themselves in starlike colonies. Large numbers of colonies can collect in freshwater lakes, forming blooms. Sixth Prize, 2005 Olympus BioScapes Competition.

Technical Details

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification: Gloeotrichia
Cellular Component: cell surface

Biological Context

Biological Process

Attribution

Names: Spike Walker; 2005 Olympus BioScapes Competition
Link: 2005 Olympus BioScapes Competition
OTHER: Penkridge, Staffs, UK

Citation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi:10.7295/W9CIL42510
Archival Resource Key (ARK): ark:/b7295/w9cil42510

Imaging

Image Type: recorded image
Image Mode: darkfield illumination
Parameters Imaged: elastic scattering of photons
Source of Contrast: differences in amount of elastic light scattering
Visualization Methods: visualization of contiguous regions

Sample Preparation

Relation To Intact Cell: whole mounted tissue

Dimensions

Spatial Axis	Image Size	Pixel Size
X	954px	——
Y	716px	——