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Fig. 6: mitochondria contain filament bundles

Mitochondria of V. convallaria like other ciliates, have tubular cristae arising from their inner membranes. However, they also have a bundle of filaments (arrows) that extend through the center of the organelle. EM taken on 4/5/71 by R. Allen with Hitachi HU11A TEM. Neg 17,150X. Bar = 0.5µm.
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