PENETRATION OF BDELLOVIBRIO-BACTERIOVORUS INTO HOST-CELLS
PENETRATION OF BDELLOVIBRIO-BACTERIOVORUS INTO HOST-CELLS
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DOI:
10.1128/jb.118.2.663-680.1974
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发表时间:
1974-01-01
影响因子:
3.2
通讯作者:
CHOU, D
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作者:
ABRAM, D;CASTROEM.J;CHOU, D
Electron microscopy reveals that, inBdellovibrioinfection, after the formation of a passage pore in the host cell wall, the differentiated parasite penetration pole is associated with the host protoplast. This firm contact persists throughout the parasite penetration and after this process is completed. In penetrated hosts this contact is also apparent by phase microscopy. The association between the walls of the parasite and the host at the passage pore, on the other hand, is transient.Bdellovibriodo not penetrate hosts whose protoplast and cell walls are separated by plasmolysis, or in which the membrane-wall relationship is affected by low turgor pressure. It is concluded, therefore, that for penetration to occur it is essential that the host protoplast be within reach of the parasite, so that a firm contact can be established between them. A penetration mechanism is proposed that is effected by forces generated by fluxes of water and solutes due to structural changes in the infected host envelope. These forces cause a differential expansion of the host protoplast and cell wall and their separation from each other around the entry site, while the parasite remains firmly anchored to the host protoplast. Consequently, the parasite ends up enclosed in the expanded host periplasm. The actual entry, therefore, is a passive act of the parasite.