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Ultrastructure et Cytochimie ultrastructurale des membranes de Chlamydia Psittaci

Ultrastructure and cytochemistry of chlamydia psittaci

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L'étude ultrastructurale des membranes de Chlamydia psittaci au cours de son développement intracellulaire dépend des fixateurs utilisés.

Avec le fixateur de Ryter et Kellenberger il apparaît que les trois particules (initial, intermédiaire, élémentaire) possèdent deux jeux de ≪unit membranes≫. La réaction de mise en évidence des polysaccharides selon Seligmann et Thiery souligne la différence de composition chimique des membranes des diverses particules. La membrane interne du corps élémentaire possède des polysaccharides alors que celles du corps initial et du corps intermédiaire en sont dépourvues.

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The ultrastructural appearance of membranes of Chlamydia psittaci, during its extracellular development depends upon the fixatives employed.

Using the Ryter and Kellenberger fixative, it appears that the three developing particles possess two “unit membranes”. With the method of Seligmann and Thiery polysaccharides are demonstrated and the difference of chemical composition of membranes of diverse particles is stressed. The internal membrane of elementary bodies possess polysaccharides whereas the initial and intermediary bodies lack polysaccharides.

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  1. A. Lepinay & J. Orfila

    Present address: Chaire de Bactériologie, Virologie, Immunologie de la Faculté de Médecine d'Amiens, 80 Amiens, France

  2. R. Robineaux, L. Orme-Rosselli & J. M. Boutry

    Present address: Service de Physio-pathologie Cellulaire (Inserm-U-104, Association Claude Bernard, ERA-CNRS no 193), Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Paris XII e, France

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    Cette publication est destinée à accompagner une thèse de Doctorat d'Etat es Sciences (Université Paris).

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    Lepinay, A., Robineaux, R., Orfila, J. et al. Ultrastructure et Cytochimie ultrastructurale des membranes de Chlamydia Psittaci. Archiv f Virusforschung 33, 271–280 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01254683

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