Figure 3From: Chlamydia trachomatis antigens in enteroendocrine cells and macrophages of the small bowel in patients with severe irritable bowel syndrome Transmission electron microscopy. Electron micrograph of the cytoplasm of an enteroendocrine cell from a patient with IBS showing a structure resembling an intermediate body of Chlamydia (arrow) with characteristic condensed nucleoids. Dark homogenous structures are granules. M = Mitochondria, N = Nucleus, Bar = 0.5 μm.Back to article page