Abstract
The fine structure of the intracytoplasmic organelles of mycobacteria was studied by means of electron microscopy of ultrathin sections. A well-preserved nuclear apparatus was obtained by fixation with OsO(4) in acetate-veronal buffer, containing calcium and tryptone, or in collidine-HCl buffer, followed by uranyl-acetate treatment and embedding in araldite. A low density nuclear region was filled with fine fibrils, 30 A in diameter, in parallel or concentric arrangement. A membranous organelle, tentatively designated as "lamellar structure," consists of unit membranes in lamellar arrangement. The thickness of each lamella in this membranous organelle coincides with that of the three-layered cytoplasmic membrane Moreover, the continuity of this unit membrane with the cytoplasmic membrane was demonstrated.
Keywords
MYCOBACTERIUM/anatomy and histology
MeSH Terms
Cell Membrane
Epoxy Resins
Extracellular Matrix
Histological Techniques
Microscopy, Electron
Mycobacterium/anatomy & histology
Organelles
Organometallic Compounds
Phthalic Anhydrides
Preservation, Biological
Pyridines
Research
Chemicals
Epoxy Resins
Organometallic Compounds
Phthalic Anhydrides
Pyridines
uranyl acetate
araldite
gamma-collidine
Authors & Affiliations
2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
KOIKE M
TAKEYA K
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