Attachment of a Vibrio parahaemolyticus strain to rabbit brush border membranes.
The attachment of a clinical isolate of Vibrio parahaemolyticus to brush border membranes isolated from rabbits was studied, using transmission electron microscopy. The bacterial cells adhered to the brush borders, apparently with a small space between the cell wall and the surface of the microvilli. No extracellular structures were seen to be involved in the process of adhesion.
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Department of Microbiology, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom.
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D000818:Animals; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008871:Microvilli / Q000382:microbiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011817:Rabbits; D014736:Vibrio parahaemolyticus / Q000502:physiology*