Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 1970 Oct;104(1):556-65.
doi: 10.1128/jb.104.1.556-565.1970.

Cell envelope of an iron-oxidizing bacterium: studies of lipopolysaccharide and peptidoglycan

W S Wang, M S Korczynski, D G Lundgren

Cell envelope of an iron-oxidizing bacterium: studies of lipopolysaccharide and peptidoglycan

W S Wang et al. J Bacteriol. 1970 Oct.

Abstract

Further structural detail is presented of the cell envelope of the chemolithotroph Ferrobacillus ferrooxidans (Thiobacillus ferrooxidans). Thin sections of purified lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and peptidoglycan show structures comparable to those seen in the envelope of intact cells, whereas negative stains of LPS appear as sheets, or ribbons, or both. The sugars common to LPS, namely, heptose, glucose, galactose, mannose, and 2-keto-3-deoxyoctulosonate, were identified. The cations, iron, calcium, and magnesium, were associated with LPS. The purified LPS had a density of 1.28 and an uncorrected sedimentation coefficient of 99.9S.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1963 Sep;50:499-506 - PubMed
    1. J Biol Chem. 1953 Jun;202(2):675-85 - PubMed
    1. J Biophys Biochem Cytol. 1961 Feb;9:409-14 - PubMed
    1. J Bacteriol. 1959 May;77(5):642-7 - PubMed
    1. J Bacteriol. 1968 May;95(5):1851-6 - PubMed

LinkOut - more resources