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. 1989 Aug;57(8):2563–2565. doi: 10.1128/iai.57.8.2563-2565.1989

Hexagonal surface layer of Campylobacter fetus isolated from humans.

S Fujimoto 1, A Umeda 1, A Takade 1, K Murata 1, K Amako 1
PMCID: PMC313487  PMID: 2744862

Abstract

Electron microscopic studies of the surface structure of Campylobacter fetus by the freeze-etching method showed two different types of S layer. One was in a hexagonal array, and the other was in a tetragonal array. A high-passage-number strain lost its S layer during cultivation on culture media but regained it after a single animal passage.

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