STRUCTURAL ORGANIZATION, TRANSFER AND BIOLOGICAL FATE OF ENDOSYMBIOTIC BACTERIA IN GUTLESS OLIGOCHAETES
STRUCTURAL ORGANIZATION, TRANSFER AND BIOLOGICAL FATE OF ENDOSYMBIOTIC BACTERIA IN GUTLESS OLIGOCHAETES
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DOI:
10.1007/bf00392801
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发表时间:
1987-01-01
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影响因子:
2.4
通讯作者:
LANGHELD, C
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作者:
GIERE, O;LANGHELD, C
From differences in size and structure, it appears there are two species of gram-negative bacteria in the gutless oligochaetes Phallodrilus leukodermatus and P. planus from Bermuda. A non-random, differentiated and consistent distribution pattern of the extracellular bacteria along the length of the worm''s body underlines the regulated nature of the bacterial colonization. This emerges also from studies on the transfer of the bacteria between host generations: exceptional for oligochaetes, eggs are deposited singly in a sticky mucus sheath and not together in a cocoon. They become infected immediately at oviposition, apparently by intrusion from large ''stores'' of bacteria in a genital pad abutting the female pores. During ontogenesis, a balance is established between extracellular, active bacteria and intracellular lytic forms enclosed in vacuoles by the epidermial cells. In early developmental stages, lytic bacteria prevail, but older worms harbour mainly extracellular prokaryotes underneath their cuticle. The thick epidermis/cuticle complex is differentiated in regular zones with a progressive trend towards enclosing and digesting bacteria intracellularly in the deeper layers. These are the first results on the transfer and biological fate of endosymbiotic bacteria living in animals from ''sulfide biotopes''.