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. 1984 May;47(5):1178–1181. doi: 10.1128/aem.47.5.1178-1181.1984

Fine Structure of Succinate-Swollen Rhizobium trifolii 0403

James E Urban 1,*, Donald B Bechtel 1
PMCID: PMC240101  PMID: 16346547

Abstract

Transmission electron micrographs of glutaraldehyde- OsO4-fixed Rhizobium trifolii 0403 before and after cells were treated with 16.6 mM succinate showed that treated cells increased in mass by increasing cytoplasmic volume. The morphology of succinate-treated cells was identical to that of bacteroids, and the appearances of the envelope and periplasmic space were similar. The primary difference was in inclusion number and type.

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