Interconnected Cavernous Structure of Bacterial Fruiting Bodies
Figure 3
Bright-field transmitted vs infrared transmitted microscopy.
The two different modes are shown using two different focal planes. A) and C) are focused near the top of the mound, while B) and D) are focused closer to the surface. The large scale irregularities seen in the OCT scans can be optical observed in C) and D). No internal structure is seen in visual light, panels A) and B).