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Mesosome structure in Chromobacterium violaceum.

Journal of bacteriology ·Vol. 118 ·No. 2 ·1974-05-00 ·Pages 717-24

Rucinsky TE, Cota-Robles EH

Abstract

Exponentially growing cells of the gram-negative bacterium Chromobacterium violaceum demonstrate invaginations of the cytoplasmic membrane with a high frequency. These invaginations conform to the ultrastructural appearance of mesosomes of gram-positive bacteria. As many as four mesosomes are observed per cell, each of which may increase the total membrane surface of the cell by 30%. Washing of cells in dilute tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane buffer effects a distension of the mesosome "neck" and/or cytoplasmic membrane clarifying the association of the mesosome to the cytoplasmic membrane. Plasmolysis effects an eversion of the mesosome into the plasmolysis vacuole.

MeSH Terms
Buffers Cell Division Chromobacterium/cytology Cytoplasm Microscopy, Electron Models, Biological Organoids Osmosis Sucrose Tromethamine
Chemicals
Buffers Tromethamine Sucrose
Authors & Affiliations
2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Rucinsky T E
Cota-Robles E H
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Article Info
Journal
Journal of bacteriology
Abbr.
J Bacteriol
ISSN
0021-9193
DOI
10.1128/jb.118.2.717-724.1974
Published
1974-05-00
Pages
717-24
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
2985120R
PMCID
PMC246806
Subset
IM
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PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/jb.118.2.717-724.1974 PMC Full Text View journal details
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