Hexagonal surface layer of Campylobacter fetus isolated from humans.
Electron microscopic studies of the surface structure of Campylobacter fetus by the freeze-etching method showed two different types of S layer. One was in a hexagonal array, and the other was in a tetragonal array. A high-passage-number strain lost its S layer during cultivation on culture media but regained it after a single animal passage.
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Department of Bacteriology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Takade
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D000818:Animals; D002168:Campylobacter fetus / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000382:microbiology*; D005613:Freeze Etching; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D013499:Surface Properties