Open AccessDemonstration of epithelium‐associated microbes in the oesophagus of pigs, cattle, rats and deer
Author(s) -
Tannock G.,
Blumershine R.,
Archibald R.
Publication year - 1987
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.1574-6968.1987.tb02356.x
Subject(s) - biology , epithelium , bacteria , electron microscope , microbiology and biotechnology , anatomy , genetics , optics , physics
Scanning electron microscope or light microscope examination of oesphageal specimens demonstrated the association of microbial cells with the epithelial surface. Rod‐shaped bacteria and cocci were seen in specimens obtained from pigs and rats, cocci in specimens from cattle, and rods