Bacteria adherent to the hindgut of terrestrial isopods.
The gut microflora of three terrestrial isopod species was investigated by means of scanning electron microscope. The gut cuticle of intermoult specimens of Ligidium hypnorum and Porcellio scaber was densely colonized with bacteria. Some moulting specimens of the same species were observed with the guts free of bacteria. In all investigated specimens of Hyloniscus riparius the guts were completely free of microflora. In this case our finding could not be interpreted in relation to the moulting stage of the animal.
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Department of Biology, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003445:Crustacea / Q000254:growth & development / Q000382:microbiology*; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D012988:Soil Microbiology