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. 1972 Feb;109(2):930–932. doi: 10.1128/jb.109.2.930-932.1972

Fine Structure of Haemophilus vaginalis

B Sue Criswell 1,2, Wayne A Stenback 1,2, S H Black 1,2, Herman L Gardner 1,2
PMCID: PMC285240  PMID: 4110152

Abstract

Haemophilus vaginalis 594 has a trilaminar cell wall, ribosomes, a fibrillar nucleoid, and both convoluted and simple mesosome-like bodies. Polar bulbous enlargements of the cell and multiple cross wall formations may explain its pleomorphism.

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