%0 Journal Article %A GOURLAY, R. N. %A THROWER, K. J. %T Morphology of Mycoplasma mycoides Thread-phase Growth %D 1968 %J Microbiology, %V 54 %N 1 %P 155-159 %@ 1465-2080 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-54-1-155 %I Microbiology Society, %X SUMMARY: Examination of threads of Mycoplasma mycoides var. mycoides by optical and electron microscopy revealed organisms within a homogeneous mucinous matrix. This matrix stained with the periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) reagent method was almost electron-transparent and was probably lipo-polysaccharide (galactan) material. Treatment of threads with specific antibody produced a clearly visible microscopic precipitate strongly outlining the threads. By electron microscopy this precipitate was electron-dense, homogeneous, and finely granular; it could frequently be seen surrounding individual mycoplasma cells as a well-defined capsule. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-54-1-155