title: Two types of morphologically distinct fibers comprising Gallionella ferruginea twisted stalks.
abstract: Two morphologically distinct extracellular stalk fibers produced by Gallionella ferruginea were compared by electron microscopy and elemental analysis. The thick- and fine-fiber stalks were different in structure on a micrometer scale and in the site on the mother cell to which they were attached, but on a nanometer scale they were similar in ultrastructure and in the elemental composition of their basic fiber matrix.
authors.affiliation: Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomoko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: Hiromichi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishihara
authors.forename: Nobuyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kunoh
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Takada
mesh_terms: D022081:Cell Surface Extensions / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D004602:Elements; D043372:Gallionellaceae / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D013057:Spectrum Analysis
chemical_list: D004602:Elements