Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Departamento de Biologia, Rio Claro 13506-900, SP, Brazil.
Micron. 2010 Apr;41(3):183-6. doi: 10.1016/j.micron.2009.11.007. Epub 2009 Dec 3.
The location and ultrastructure of bacteria associated with microvilli in the midgut of Odontomachus bauri were examined by transmission electron microscopy. These filamentous type bacteria are the second morphotype described in the midgut of this ant. They colonizes only the ectoperitrophic space, more specifically attaching along microvilli. A thick capsule attaches bacteria to microvilli and protect them from acidic pH and digestive enzymes. Details of the location and association with microvilli are discussed.
通过透射电子显微镜检查了与大齿猛蚁中肠微绒毛相关的细菌的位置和超微结构。这些丝状细菌是该蚂蚁中肠中描述的第二种形态。它们只定植在外质空间，更具体地说，它们附着在微绒毛上。一层厚的胶囊将细菌附着在微绒毛上，并保护它们免受酸性 pH 值和消化酶的影响。讨论了它们的位置和与微绒毛的关联的细节。
