PMID: 8600773Mar 1, 1996Paper

Short report: Electron microscopic demonstration of extracellular structure of Burkholderia pseudomallei

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
S D PuthuchearyG Ismail

Abstract

The occurrence of latency and relapse in human melioidosis suggests adaptations by Burkholderia pseudomallei that help to avoid the human immune response. Ruthenium red-stained preparations of bacterial cultures viewed by electron microscopy revealed three morphologically distinct variants; one with a very marked and another with a less electron-dense layer surrounding the cell wall, and a third variety devoid of such a structure. This structure may be attributable to a layer of polysaccharide, suggesting the presence of a glycocalyx that may aid in the survival of the organism during latency.

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