title: A stable variant of Simonsiella muelleri with unusual colonial and cellular morphology.
abstract: The unusual morphology and cellular arrangement of a member of the genus Simonsiella is described. The organism is characterized by the formation of very long trichomes, which can be greater than 1,000 microns in length.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Whitehouse
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Merrill
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jackson
mesh_terms: D041963:Bacteroidetes / Q000166:cytology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014644:Genetic Variation; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning