Tauschel H D
Arch Microbiol. 1985 May;141(4):303-8. doi: 10.1007/BF00428841.
The polar organelle of bacteria presumably is part of the flagellar apparatus. In order to characterize this structure, cytochemical studies on Sphaerotilus natans have been performed. Marked ATPase activity is associated with the inner boundary layer and central layer of this organelle. The spaces between the boundary layers and the central layer of the polar organelle which are traversed by fine fibrilles are positive for reactions with diaminobenzidine. This indicates cytochrome oxidase activity. S. natans possesses a ribbon-like, helically shaped polar organelle which is divided concomitantly with cell fission, possibly explaining inheritance of this structure and of the flagellar apparatus.
细菌的极性细胞器大概是鞭毛装置的一部分。为了表征这种结构，已对浮游球衣菌进行了细胞化学研究。显著的ATP酶活性与该细胞器的内边界层和中心层相关。极性细胞器的边界层和中心层之间被细纤维穿过的空间，对二氨基联苯胺反应呈阳性。这表明存在细胞色素氧化酶活性。浮游球衣菌拥有一个带状、螺旋形的极性细胞器，它会随着细胞分裂而同时分裂，这可能解释了这种结构和鞭毛装置的遗传现象。
