Helix handedness of Leptospira interrogans as determined by scanning electron microscopy
- 1 March 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Bacteriology
- Vol. 137 (3) , 1413-1416
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.137.3.1413-1416.1979
Abstract
Representative serovars and strains of the seven genetic groups of Leptospira interrogans, and two previously studied serovars, were all found to form exclusively right-handed helices as determined by scanning electron microscopy. No change in handedness occurred in cells grown in a minimal medium (Tween-80 albumin) compared to cells grown in a rich medium (rabbit serum). The right-handedness of the organisms was related to the evolution, cell wall structure, and the mechanism of motility of L. interrogans.This publication has 27 references indexed in Scilit:
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