Bacterial Surfaces as Revealed by the High Resolution Scanning Electron Microscope
- 1 January 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Microbiology Society in Journal of General Microbiology
- Vol. 98 (1) , 297-299
- https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-98-1-297
Abstract
All gram-negative bacteria examined, Escherichia coli, Vibrio cholerae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, showed a characteristic wavy surface. The gram-positive bacteria, Bacillus subtilis and Streptococcus haemolyticus, appeared relatively smooth compared to E. coli. The gram-positive bacteria also exhibited ridges extending around the circumference of the cell, dividing it into 2 or more areas. No flagella were seen on E. coli or B. subtilis.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: