Subspecies-specific haemagglutination patterns of fimbriated Bacillus thuringiensis spores.
Electron microscopy revealed fimbrial appendages (pili) of three types on the surface of Bacillus thuringiensis spores. Fimbriated spores induced mannose-resistant agglutination of rat, guinea pig and/or chicken red blood cells. Each haemagglutination pattern correlated with the subspecies of a given B. thuringiensis strain, rather than with its flagellar serotype. Fimbriation and haemagglutination patterns of B. thuringiensis spores are considered to be of possible taxonomic value.
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Institute of Genetics, Moscow, U.S.S.R.
Kulinich
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Galperin MYu
Azizbekyan
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D000818:Animals; D001413:Bacillus thuringiensis / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D002645:Chickens; D010861:Fimbriae, Bacterial / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006384:Hemagglutination; D051381:Rats; D013045:Species Specificity; D013171:Spores, Bacterial / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure