Cotton bacterial endotoxin assessed by electron microscopy.
A piece of bale cotton was incubated in nutrient broth. Electron microscopic inspection of the cotton and the broth showed Gram-negative bacteria with long flagella, loosely attached to the cotton fibres. Large amounts of endotoxin liberating from these bacteria were visible in the growth medium.
D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D004731:Endotoxins / Q000032:analysis*; D003368:Gossypium; D006088:Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria; D008854:Microscopy, Electron
D004731:Endotoxins