The electron microscopic study of thin sections and positively stained specimens of cells taken from particular cocultures of Lactobacillus acidophilus D75, Lactobacillus casei YIT 9018, Shigella flexnery 2a, Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633, and Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923 (some of these bacteria are antagonistic to others) showed the presence of specific ultrastructural elements indicating cell specialization and cooperation. The responses of antagonistic bacteria manifested themselves at the cellular and population levels.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)476-480
Number of pages5
JournalMicrobiology
Volume75
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2006

    Scopus subject areas

  • Microbiology
  • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

    Research areas

  • Antagonism, Cooperation, Intercellular communication, Microbial community, Specialization, Ultrastructure of microbial colonies

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