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. 1970 Feb;101(2):618–627. doi: 10.1128/jb.101.2.618-627.1970

Comparative Ultrastructure of the Thiobacilli

J M Shively a,1, G L Decker a, J W Greenawalt a
PMCID: PMC284949  PMID: 5413830

Abstract

The ultrastructure of seven Thiobacillus species was studied. The structure of their cell envelopes is similar, if not identical, to that found in other gram-negative bacteria. Obvious differences were noted in the middle layer of the cell envelope of the seven cultures. Polyhedral inclusion bodies were apparent in four of the organisms: T. thioparus, T. neapolitanus, T. intermedius, and T. thiooxidans. Lamellar bodies, similar to those present in certain photosynthetic bacteria were found in a few cells of T. thioparus. Structures resembling mesosomes were discovered in T. dinitrificans. A few cells of T. intermedius possessed paracrystalline bodies. Other inclusions, probably volutin and polysaccharide, were present in some of the cultures.

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