Yanagawa R, Honda E
Infect Immun. 1976 Apr;13(4):1293-5. doi: 10.1128/iai.13.4.1293-1295.1976.
The presence of pili in human and animal parasites and pathogens of the genus Corynebacterium was examined. C. kutscheri, C. diphtheriae, and C. pseudodiphtheriticum possessed a fairly large number of pili, ranging from dozens to more than a hundred, in 91 to 100% of the bacterial cells. C. equi, C. hoagii, C. xerosis, C. pyogenes, and C. murisepticum had only a small number of pili in 10 to 37% of the bacterial cells. In C. bovis, C. striatum, and C. pseudotuberculosis, pili were detected in only 0.5% to 3% of the bacterial cells. The pili were similar to each other and to those of C. renale; they were not rigid and had a tendency to form bundles. The length of pili usually ranged from 0.2 to 3 mum, and their diameter was within a 2- to 6-nm range.
对棒状杆菌属人类和动物寄生虫及病原体中菌毛的存在情况进行了检查。库氏棒状杆菌、白喉棒状杆菌和假白喉棒状杆菌在91%至100%的细菌细胞中拥有相当数量的菌毛，从几十根到一百多根不等。马棒状杆菌、霍氏棒状杆菌、干燥棒状杆菌、化脓棒状杆菌和鼠败血棒状杆菌在10%至37%的细菌细胞中只有少量菌毛。在牛棒状杆菌、纹带棒状杆菌和假结核棒状杆菌中，仅在0.5%至3%的细菌细胞中检测到菌毛。这些菌毛彼此相似，也与肾棒状杆菌的菌毛相似；它们不坚硬，有形成束状的倾向。菌毛长度通常在0.2至3μm范围内，直径在2至6nm范围内。
