The ultrastructure and development of the colonial sheath of Microcystis marginata

Martin Kessel*, Jacobus N. Eloff

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Abstract

The colonial sheath of Microcystis marginata has a definite structure as seen by light and electron microscopy, consisting of a relatively smooth inner surface and densely packed, long fibrils on the outer surface. The sheath initially forms around the single cell and expands by continual deposition of sheath material to accomodate the synchronously dividing cells of the colony.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)209-214
Number of pages6
JournalArchives of Microbiology
Volume106
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1975

Keywords

  • Colonial sheath
  • Cyanobacteria
  • Ultrastructure

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