Abstract
This paper reports the first ultrastructural investigation of bactériocytes of a member of the genus Cryptocercus. The study of thin sections and freeze-fracture replicas revealed that the symbionts are sequestered intracellularly within a vacuolar system. Aggregates of intra-membrane particles on the E-fracture face, close sites of adhesion, and a process of vésiculation have been evidenced on the vacuolar membrane. Moreover, a blebbing process of the symbiont outer membrane is described and the results are compared to those obtained from previously examined cockroaches.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 235-238 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Bolletino di zoologia |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1995 |
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Keywords
- Bactériocytes
- Freeze-fracture
- Symbionts
- Vacuolar membrane
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Animal Science and Zoology
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Membrane systems in endocytobiosis iii. Ultrastructural features of symbionts and vacuolar membrane in bactériocytes of the wood-eating cockroach cryptocercus punctulatus (dictyoptera, cryptocercidae). / Bigliardi, Elisa; Selmi, Maria Gloria; Corona, Silvia; Bandi, Claudio A.; Sacchi, Luciano.
In: Bolletino di zoologia, Vol. 62, No. 3, 1995, p. 235-238.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Membrane systems in endocytobiosis iii. Ultrastructural features of symbionts and vacuolar membrane in bactériocytes of the wood-eating cockroach cryptocercus punctulatus (dictyoptera, cryptocercidae)
AU - Bigliardi, Elisa
AU - Selmi, Maria Gloria
AU - Corona, Silvia
AU - Bandi, Claudio A.
AU - Sacchi, Luciano
PY - 1995
Y1 - 1995
N2 - This paper reports the first ultrastructural investigation of bactériocytes of a member of the genus Cryptocercus. The study of thin sections and freeze-fracture replicas revealed that the symbionts are sequestered intracellularly within a vacuolar system. Aggregates of intra-membrane particles on the E-fracture face, close sites of adhesion, and a process of vésiculation have been evidenced on the vacuolar membrane. Moreover, a blebbing process of the symbiont outer membrane is described and the results are compared to those obtained from previously examined cockroaches.
AB - This paper reports the first ultrastructural investigation of bactériocytes of a member of the genus Cryptocercus. The study of thin sections and freeze-fracture replicas revealed that the symbionts are sequestered intracellularly within a vacuolar system. Aggregates of intra-membrane particles on the E-fracture face, close sites of adhesion, and a process of vésiculation have been evidenced on the vacuolar membrane. Moreover, a blebbing process of the symbiont outer membrane is described and the results are compared to those obtained from previously examined cockroaches.
KW - Bactériocytes
KW - Freeze-fracture
KW - Symbionts
KW - Vacuolar membrane
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