title: Microbial assimilation of hydrocarbons. I. The fine-structure of a hydrocarbon oxidizing Acinetobacter sp.
abstract: 1. The fine-structure analysis of the hydrocarbon oxidizing microorganism, Acinetobacter sp., demonstrated a cytoplasmic modification resulting from growth on paraffinic and olefinic hydrocarbons. 2. Intracytoplasmic hydrocarbon inclusions were documented by electron microscopy with chemical identifications obtained by gas chromatography and X-ray diffraction. 3. These results demonstrate the ability of a microorganism to accumulate hydrocarbon substrates intracellularly which, in turn, indicates the transport across the cell membrane.
mesh_terms: D000150:Acinetobacter / Q000032:analysis / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000421:Alcaligenes / Q000378:metabolism*; D000473:Alkanes / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D000475:Alkenes / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D001692:Biological Transport; D002462:Cell Membrane; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D003470:Culture Media; D006838:Hydrocarbons / Q000378:metabolism*; D002479:Inclusion Bodies; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008858:Microscopy, Phase-Contrast; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D000473:Alkanes; D000475:Alkenes; D003470:Culture Media; D006838:Hydrocarbons