Multiple bacteroids in the bacteriome of the lantern bug Pyrops candelaria Linn. (Homoptera: Fulgoridae).
Bacteriome in the lantern bug Pyrops candelaria harbored a-, t-, and companion bacteroids. The a- and t-bacteroids were irregular bodies, whereas the companion bacteroids were rod-shaped and easily distinguished from the others. The a- and t-bacteroids were enveloped by three membranes and the companion bacteroids, by two membranes. The cytoplasm of the a-bacteroid contained electron-dense bodies.
Department of Anatomy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories. b708717@mailserv.cuhk.edu.hk
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D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000166:cytology* / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D007313:Insecta / Q000382:microbiology*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D012270:Ribosomes / Q000648:ultrastructure