Electron Micrographs of a Single Excreted Food Vacuole

Loaded with Spores

a, Single spores;   b, A germinating spore;
c, Chains of vegetative bacteria breaking out of vacuoles'   envelope;
d, Spore coat;   e, Intact ICP. (see, Manasherob et al., Appl. environ. Microbiol. 64: 1750-1758, 1998)

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