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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Spherical body formation in the spirochaete Brachyspira hyodysenteriae |
Author: | Wood, E. Seviour, R. Siddique, A. Glaisher, R. Webb, R. Trott, D. |
Citation: | FEMS Microbiology Letters, 2006; 259(1):14-19 |
Publisher: | Elsevier Science BV |
Issue Date: | 2006 |
ISSN: | 0378-1097 1574-6968 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Elizabeth J. Wood, Robert J. Seviour, Abu-Baker M. Siddique, Robert W. Glaisher, Richard I. Webb & Darren J. Trott |
Abstract: | When cultures of Brachyspira hyodysenteriae were grown under a wide range of in vitro conditions, at least 1% of the cells formed spherical bodies different to the normal helical form. This percentage increased considerably in aging cultures or following their incubation in caramelized media. Spherical body formation was initiated from a terminal localized swelling of the outer sheath followed by a retraction of the protoplasmic cylinder into the resulting swollen vesicle. As this occurred, the periplasmic flagella seemed to unwind from the protoplasmic cylinder. Once retracted, the protoplasmic cylinder was found to be wrapped in an organized manner around the inner surface of the membrane of the swollen vesicle. Although most were 2–3 μm in diameter, some much larger spherical bodies (6–12 μm diameter) were occasionally seen, with a corresponding increase in the visible number of peripheral protoplasmic cylinder cross-sections. Spherical bodies from older cultures did not contain protoplasmic cylinders arranged around the periphery, but instead were characterized by the presence of a centrally located, electron-dense body c. 0.5–0.8 μm in diameter. Brachyspira hyodysenteriae spherical bodies differ in both their structural organization and probable method of formation from similar structures described in other spirochaete genera. |
Keywords: | Brachyspira hyodysenteriae spherical bodies |
Rights: | © 2006 Federation of European Microbiological Societies |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2006.00243.x |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.2006.00243.x |
Appears in Collections: | Animal and Veterinary Sciences publications Aurora harvest |
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