ELECTRON MICROSCOPY

Sample

Rotavirus Triple Layered Particle

Specimen Preperation
Sample Aggregation State PARTICLE
Vitrification Instrument HOMEMADE PLUNGER
Cryogen Name ETHANE
Sample Vitrification Details in normal coldroom environment, ETHANE, manual plunger, front blotting for 3s before plunging, temperature 90 K
3D Reconstruction
Reconstruction Method SINGLE PARTICLE
Number of Particles 4187
Reported Resolution (Å) 3.8
Resolution Method ?
Other Details icosahedral (I2) averaging
Refinement Type
Symmetry Type POINT
Map-Model Fitting and Refinement
ID
Refinement Space
Refinement Protocol
Refinement Target
Overall B Value
Fitting Procedure
Details
Data Acquisition
Detector Type KODAK SO-163 FILM
Electron Dose (electrons/Å2) 20
Imaging Experiment
Date of Experiment 2008-03-01
Temprature (Kelvin)
Microscope Model FEI TECNAI F30
Minimum Defocus (nm) 1200
Maximum Defocus (nm) 3000
Minimum Tilt Angle (degrees) 0
Maximum Tilt Angle (degrees) 0
Nominal CS 2
Imaging Mode BRIGHT FIELD
Specimen Holder Model ?
Nominal Magnification 59000
Calibrated Magnification 56772
Source FIELD EMISSION GUN
Acceleration Voltage (kV) 300
Imaging Details Cut-plate film holders to reduce electron back-scattering
Image Processing
CTF Correction Type CTF Correction Details Number of Particles Selected Particle Selection Details
. individual particle