Ultrastructure of a Bacillus sp. strain KL8 isolated from indoor dust

J Basic Microbiol. 1990;30(2):99-104. doi: 10.1002/jobm.3620300209.

Abstract

A motile Gram-positive bacterial strain (KL8) was isolated from indoor dust. It was identified by API-test50 CHB as a species of Bacillus. This Bacillus sp. strain KL8 was described using different electron microscopic techniques: negative staining, thin sectioning, metal shadowing and freeze-etching. An additional surface layer (S-layer) was the outermost layer of the cell wall of this flagellated bacterium. The hexagonally arranged protein lattice covering the cells had a lattice constant about 9-10 nm, which falls in the same range as that of Bacillus anthracis.

MeSH terms

  • Bacillus / isolation & purification
  • Bacillus / ultrastructure*
  • Dust*
  • Freeze Etching
  • Microscopy, Electron
  • Staining and Labeling

Substances

  • Dust