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Ultrastructural alterations at the cell wall and plasma membrane of Candida spec. H induced by n ‐alkane assimilation
Author(s) -
Fischer W.,
Brückner B.,
Meyer H. W.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
zeitschrift für allgemeine mikrobiologie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.58
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1521-4028
pISSN - 0044-2208
DOI - 10.1002/jobm.19820220403
Subject(s) - alkane , ultrastructure , membrane , periplasmic space , chemistry , plasma , assimilation (phonology) , hydrocarbon , cell wall , lamellar structure , cell membrane , biophysics , biology , crystallography , anatomy , biochemistry , gene , organic chemistry , physics , escherichia coli , linguistics , philosophy , quantum mechanics
The ultrastructure of n ‐alkane‐grown cells of Candida spec. H was investigated by thin sectioning and freeze‐etching techniques. On the plasma membrane shallow depressions could be observed. n ‐Alkane deposits were localized within the cell wall and at the plasma membrane. Periplasmic multilamellar structures appear in connection with n ‐alkane accumulation. Their participation in hydrocarbon assimilation and the nature of the lamellar structures are discussed.