TITLE FORM: S(x)-(x)
xxxu xxxX x x x
S = Slice, either 1 or
2. First slice is 0-0.5 mm, second
slice is 0.5 to 1.0 mm.
S1-(x) = Arbitrary number of image. Related images are associated by a,b,c,d
after the given number.
xxxu or xxxn = length of scale bar, either in micrometers (10^-6 m)
or nanometers (10^-9 m).
xxxX = Magnification. Sometimes the scale bar is incorrect. An
adjusted magnification is superimposed to the left of the scale bar. The image title indicates the
appropriate scale and magnification.
Additional items:
OV = Overview.
L/R = Left or Right image from
SEM
D = Duplicate
Gen = General view,
non-specified
CB or C-PS = Tentative identification as
cyanobacterium.
PS = Tentative identification as
photosynthetic organism, as suggested by the presence of thylakoids.
C = Cell.
MC or C-MC = Most likely a
cyanobacterium such as Microcoleus
chtonoplastes (Mc) as indicated by the size of the organism, photosynthetic apparati, common
presence of Mc in hypersaline microbial mats, and molecular detection via 16S ribosomal RNA gene
sequencing.
Sh = Sheath material, generally
surrounding cyanobacteria (particularly Mc)
NM = Tentative identification as a
nematode.
Guide to SEM
Micrographs from a
Solar
Lake Cyanobacterial Mat
Please cite: Green, S.J., Minz, D., Stahl, D.A., Chen, Y., Lavin, C.A., and Cohen, Y. 1999.
Please cite: Green, S.J., Minz, D., Stahl, D.A., Chen, Y., Lavin, C.A., and Cohen, Y. 1999.
Some
micrographs have been previously published on the ASM Microbe Library Website
(
For full
resolution micrographs, please contact me (sjgreen@mail.arc.nasa.gov).
