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Fine structure of Methanospirillum hungatii.

Journal of bacteriology ·Vol. 121 ·No. 1 ·1975-01-00 ·Pages 373-80

Zeikus JG, Bowen VG

Abstract

The fine structure of Methanospirillum hungatii was studied by electron microscopy. The topography of the cell wall and the mechanism of cell division are not typical of gram-positive or gram-negative bacteria. A novel architectural arrangement of cells in continuous spiral filaments is described. Filamentous cells are connected by spacers and enclosed within a rigid outer envelope. The unique ultrastructural features of cells and cell spacers were examined.

MeSH Terms
Anaerobiosis Bacteria/growth & development,ultrastructure Cell Division Cell Membrane/ultrastructure Cell Wall/ultrastructure Cytoplasm/ultrastructure Cytoplasmic Granules/ultrastructure Glycogen Models, Structural Phosphotungstic Acid Staining and Labeling
Chemicals
Phosphotungstic Acid Glycogen
Authors & Affiliations
2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Zeikus J G
Bowen V G
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Article Info
Journal
Journal of bacteriology
Abbr.
J Bacteriol
ISSN
0021-9193
DOI
10.1128/jb.121.1.373-380.1975
Published
1975-01-00
Pages
373-80
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
2985120R
PMCID
PMC285652
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/jb.121.1.373-380.1975 PMC Full Text View journal details
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