Ultrastructure of the Fruiting Body of Stigmatella erecta (Myxobacterales)

The fruiting body of Stigmatella erecta S12 was studied by transmission electron microscopy and found to have a basal zone, stalk, transitional zone, and sporangium. The basal zone contained packets of vegetative cells surrounded by mucus. The stalk exhibited low cellular density, being formed by mu...

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Published in:Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 1987-01, Vol.106 (1), p.89-93
Main Authors: Galván, Angeles, De Castro, Fernando, Fernández-Galiano, Dimas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacteriology
Biological and medical sciences
Capsules
Cell membranes
Cell walls
Fruiting bodies
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Microbiology
Morphology, structure, chemical composition
Mucus
Myxococcales
Myxococcus xanthus
Photomicrographs
Shorter Communications
Somatic cells
Stigmatella
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Summary:The fruiting body of Stigmatella erecta S12 was studied by transmission electron microscopy and found to have a basal zone, stalk, transitional zone, and sporangium. The basal zone contained packets of vegetative cells surrounded by mucus. The stalk exhibited low cellular density, being formed by mucus and very few cells. The transitional zone contained developing myxospores and the sporangium presented a membranous wall enclosing the mature myxospores which were loosely grouped.
ISSN:0003-0023
2325-5145
DOI:10.2307/3226289