Open AccessIdentification of a crystalline surface layer on the cell envelope of the thermophilic eubacterium Thermus thermophilus
Author(s) -
Caston JoséR.,
Carrascosa JoséL.,
Pedro Miguel A.,
Berenguer José
Publication year - 1988
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.1574-6968.1988.tb03001.x
Subject(s) - thermus thermophilus , eubacterium , s layer , thermophile , cell envelope , layer (electronics) , thermus , hexagonal crystal system , crystallography , surface layer , envelope (radar) , chemistry , materials science , biology , biochemistry , nanotechnology , bacteria , escherichia coli , genetics , enzyme , gene , telecommunications , radar , computer science
Analysis by electron microscopy of cells of Thermus thermophilus revealed the presence of a crystalline layer on the cell surface with the characteristic appearance of an S‐layer. The layer is apparently built up by a single protein with a M r of 100 000 in a hexagonal array. The unit cell dimension of the S‐layer is 24 ± 2 nm.