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12801063

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-6-12
pubmed:abstractText
The cell envelope and cytoplasmic architecture of the Mycobacterium leprae Thai-53 strain were examined using the freeze-substitution technique of electron microscopy and compared with those of the M. tuberculosis H37Rv strain. Both strains had similarly multilayered envelope architectures composed of an electron-translucent layer, a peptidoglycan layer and the plasma membrane, from outside to inside. A comparison of the structures of these two mycobacteria revealed that the M. leprae cell was smaller in size and had a thinner peptidoglycan layer than the M. tuberculosis cell. The cell widths measured on electron micrographs were 0.44 microm for M. tuberculosis and 0.38 microm for M. leprae. The peptidoglycan layer of M. leprae was 4-5 nm, while the corresponding layer of M. tuberculosis was 10-15 nm.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0385-5600
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
47
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
265-70
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparative studies of the cell structures of Mycobacterium leprae and M. tuberculosis using the electron microscopy freeze-substitution technique.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Bacteriology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan. takade@bact.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study