FINE STRUCTURE OF METHANE-UTILIZING BACTERIA

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作者
PROCTOR, HM
NORRIS, JR
RIBBONS, DW
机构
[1] 'Shell' Research Limited, Milstead Laboratory of Chemical Enzymology, Sittingbourne, Kent, Broad Oak Road
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JOURNAL OF APPLIED BACTERIOLOGY | 1969年 / 32卷 / 01期
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10.1111/j.1365-2672.1969.tb02196.x
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Thin sections of methane‐utilizing bacteria have been examined in the electron microscope and the fine structure of the cells is described for the first time. The outstanding feature of all the isolates studied is the existence of intracellular membrane structures resembling those seen in nitrifying and photosynthetic bacteria. The possible significance of these membranes is discussed. Copyright © 1969, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
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