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Figure 4

From: Identification and characterization of domains responsible for self-assembly and cell wall binding of the surface layer protein of Lactobacillus brevisATCC 8287

Figure 4

Self-assembly of SlpA, rSlpA and rSlpA C-terminal domain. (a-c) Transmission electron micrographs showing self-assembly products of (a) nontruncated rSlpA, (b) rSlpA179–435, and (c) wild type SlpA isolated from L. brevis ATCC 8287 cells. (d) Transmission electron micrograph showing a freeze-etched preparation of L. brevis ATCC 8287 cells completely covered with the oblique S-layer lattice formed by SlpA. Arrows indicate the base vectors of the oblique lattice.

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