Affiliation:
1. Northern Regional Research Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Peoria, Illinois 61604
Abstract
The three-dimensional immages of free and intrasporangial spores produced by scanning electron microscopy show surface structures not visible by phase-contrast microscopy. Although fine surface detail is not elucidated by scanning electron microscopy, this technique does afford a definitive picture of the general shape of spores. Spores of
Bacillus popilliae, B. lentimorbus, B. thuringiensis, B. alvei, B. cereus,
and
Sarcina ureae
have varying patterns of surface ridge formation, whereas spores of
B. larvae, B. subtilis,
and
B. licheniformis
have relatively smooth surfaces.
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Subject
General Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics,General Immunology and Microbiology,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,General Medicine
Cited by
14 articles.
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