Abstract
A technique is described for studying hot spring microbial morphotypes by using electron microscope grids incubatedin situ. Such studies revealed the presence of filaments bearing swollen saclike structures in a number of New Zealand hot springs. There was considerable variation in the size, structure, and morphology of the filaments and the saclike structures.
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Electron Microscope Nature Conservation Microscope Grid Electron Microscope Grid Microbial Morphotypes
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