Thiobacillus ferrooxidans pili
Gromova, L.A.; Pereverzev, N.A.; Karavaĭko, G.I.
Mikrobiologiia 47(2): 293-295
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0026-3656 PMID: 661638 Document Number: 138966
The surface structures of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans were studied. When growing on a medium containing elemental sulphur, the cells possess peritrichously located filaments (piles) whose diameter varies from 4.5 to 7.0 nm and length, from 0.7 to 3.0 mcm. The cells of T. ferrooxidans do not have piles on a medium with ferrous iron. The physiological role of these structures for thiobacilli is discussed.