Insights into the ultrastructural morphology of novel Planctomycetes

Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek. 2013 Oct;104(4):467-76. doi: 10.1007/s10482-013-9969-2. Epub 2013 Jul 16.

Abstract

Knowledge of the interesting phylum of Planctomycetes has increased in the last decades both due to cultural and molecular methods. Although a restricted number of species have been described to date, this group presents a much larger diversity that has been mainly revealed by molecular ecology studies. Isolation experiments allowed us to get a number of new Planctomycetes taxa that extend the already described ones. In this work we present the ultrastructural morphological characterization of these new taxa as well as we give new details of Aquisphaera giovannonii ultrastructure. Furthermore, our interpretation on Planctomycetes cell envelope is provided.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bacteria / classification*
  • Bacteria / genetics
  • Bacteria / ultrastructure*
  • Fresh Water / microbiology
  • Geologic Sediments / microbiology
  • Phylogeny
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S

Substances

  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S