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Electron microscopy of the cell wall complex ofMethylomonas albus

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In surface view, the cell wall complex ofMethylomonas albus possesses a hexagonal pattern of ridges. Thin sections reveal a continuous layer of goblet-shaped elements attached to the outermost surface of the lipopolysaccharide membrane. A possible interpretation of the cell wall complex ofM. albus, based on the fine-structural data is presented.

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  1. Department of Microbiology, Edinburgh School of Agriculture, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, EH9 3JG, Edinburgh, UK

    Peter Jeffries & John F. Wilkinson

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Jeffries, P., Wilkinson, J.F. Electron microscopy of the cell wall complex ofMethylomonas albus . Arch. Microbiol. 119, 227–229 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00964278

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