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Atomic force micrograph of switchgrass primary cell wall. Picture was taken by Dr. Shi-You Ding at National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)    NREL: SEM of switchgrass cell walls from native to pretreated.    NREL: SEM of switchgrass cell walls from native to pretreated.    Two-dimensional NMR spectrum of solubilized cell walls - W. York and M. Pena
Scanning electron micrograph of Clostridium cellulolyticum cells growing on switchgrass biomass. C. cellulolyticum was provided by Drs. Y. Yang and M. Keller (ORNL) and cultured at NREL. SEM picture was taken by Mr. Thomas Hass and Dr. Shi-You Ding at NREL.    NREL Y Bommble, M Crowley, M Himmel: Model of cellulosome assembly    Microtome sectioning slices