title: Colony morphology of piliated Neisseria meningitidis.
abstract: An association between piliation and colony morphology has not been observed for the meningococcus. We have found that growth of meningococci overnight at 30 degrees C in a candle extinction jar allows observation of distinct colonial phenotypes correlated to the presence or absence of piliation and the expression of opacity-associated proteins. These phenotypes are similar to those observed in gonococci grown overnight at 37 degrees C.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Bacteriology and Immunology, Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10021.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Blake
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: MacDonald
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Klugman
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D015153:Blotting, Western; D003470:Culture Media; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D036781:Fimbriae Proteins; D010861:Fimbriae, Bacterial / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000166:cytology* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D003470:Culture Media; D036781:Fimbriae Proteins