ISSN:
1365-2761
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract. The secretory cells of the digestive glands of up to 75% of Tellina tenuis from sheltered sandy beaches on the Scottish coast contained intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies consisting of microcolonies of a rickettsia-like organism. The development and morphology of these parasitic bacteria and the cytopathic effect on the host cells are described. These features closely resemble those of the genus Coxiella of the family Rickettsiaceae. It was possible to culture the organism in embryonated hens' eggs. Scattered particles and paracrystalline arrays of a virus were seen in association with the bacteria. This is believed to be the first description of a phage from a rickettsia.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2761.1978.tb00003.x
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