Open AccessA simple method to study colony development in Streptomyces
Author(s) -
Mendez Carmen,
Barbes Covadonga,
Manzanal Manuel Benjamin,
Hardisson Carlos
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1985.tb00772.x
Subject(s) - simple (philosophy) , streptomyces , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , computational biology , bacteria , genetics , philosophy , epistemology
The study, by electron microscopy, of colony development in streptomycetes, is a laborious and time‐consuming process which requires the use of large ultrathin sections that are usually difficult to obtain. In this work we have examined the colony growth in Streptomyces by means of semi‐fine sections under the light microscope. The results obtained indicate that this simple and rapid method is useful for the study and characterization of both wild‐type and ‘bald’ colonies in Streptomyces .