Before revision: Electron micrograph of negatively stained purified type 51 R bodies in their extended (low pH) state R bodies (from refractile bodies, also R-bodies) are polymeric protein inclusions formed inside the cytoplasm of bacteria.
After revision: Jessica Polka's electron micrograph of negatively stained purified type 51 R bodies in their extended (low pH) state R bodies (from refractile bodies, also R-bodies) are polymeric protein inclusions formed inside the cytoplasm of bacteria.