Two Types of Morphologically Distinct Fibers Comprising Gallionella ferruginea Twisted Stalks

Two morphologically distinct extracellular stalk fibers produced by Gallionella ferruginea were compared by electron microscopy and elemental analysis. The thick- and fine-fiber stalks were different in structure on a micrometer scale and in the site on the mother cell to which they were attached, b...

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Main Authors: Suzuki, Tomoko, Hashimoto, Hideki, Ishihara, Hiromichi, Matsumoto, Nobuyuki, Kunoh, Hitoshi, Takada, Jun
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Japanese Society of Microbial Ecology/The Japanese Society of Soil Microbiology 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4036057/