Scanning electron microscopical examination of gonococcal urethral exudate.
The relationship of gonococci and phagocytes in gonococcal urethral exudate was examined using a scanning electron microscope. Several stages in the phagocytic process were evident. These included pseudopodias, microvilli, and simple attachment of gonococci to phagocytic surfaces. Epithelial cells, also a part of the exudate, were examined in this study. Parallels are drawn between this and other phagocytic systems. The technique provides excellent preservation of phagocyte-bacterial interrelationships and offers a means of investigating the nature of the resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae to phagocytosis.
D005122:Exudates and Transudates / Q000166:cytology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D010586:Phagocytes / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D010587:Phagocytosis; D014521:Urethra / Q000378:metabolism