title: Electron microscopy of the carboxysomes (polyhedral bodies) of Thiobacillus neapolitanus.
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: D002262:Carboxy-Lyases / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002479:Inclusion Bodies / Q000201:enzymology; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D010428:Pentosephosphates; D010772:Phosphotungstic Acid; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D013855:Thiobacillus / Q000166:cytology* / Q000201:enzymology
chemical_list: D010428:Pentosephosphates; D010772:Phosphotungstic Acid; D002262:Carboxy-Lyases