Open AccessStreptomycetes can grow through small filter capillaries
Author(s) -
Wolf H.,
Schoppmann H.
Publication year - 1989
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.1574-6968.1989.tb03345.x
Subject(s) - filter (signal processing) , biochemical engineering , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , computational biology , environmental science , biology , computer science , engineering , computer vision
Streptomycetes are Gram‐positive bacteria growing as branching filaments. The filaments are able to deform. This ability allows the cells to squeeze through capillaries as small as 0.2 μm in diameter. After passage through the capillaries, numerous hyphae are morphologically altered to a helical structure.