| Literature DB >> 15294844 |
Shun'ichi Ishii1, Jun Koki, Hajime Unno, Katsutoshi Hori.
Abstract
Two morphological types of appendages, an anchor-like appendage and a peritrichate fibril-type appendage, have been observed on cells of an adhesive bacterium, Acinetobacter sp. strain Tol 5, by use of recently developed electron microscopic techniques. The anchor extends straight to the substratum without branching and tethers the cell body at its end at distances of several hundred nanometers, whereas the peritrichate fibril attaches to the substratum in multiple places, fixing the cell at much shorter distances.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15294844 PMCID: PMC492350 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.70.8.5026-5029.2004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792