Surface projections of a chlamydia-like parasite of midge larvae.
Projections are described in a chlamydia-like organism similar to Rickettsiella chironomi. These projections were present only on the edge of the disk-like elementary bodies; rod-shaped, they were found to be composed of repetitive subunits.
D020561:Alphaproteobacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D000818:Animals; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002683:Chironomidae / Q000382:microbiology*; D004175:Diptera / Q000382:microbiology*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009940:Organoids / Q000648:ultrastructure