Morphological changes of Campylobacter jejuni growing in liquid culture. 1993

P L Griffiths
Department of Microbiology, University of Reading, Whiteknights, UK.

Campylobacter jejuni growing in liquid culture was found to exhibit gross morphological changes with time. Exponentially growing cells showed typical short spiral forms. At mid-stationary phase the cells became approximately twice the length of the exponential forms. Late stationary/early decline phase cells were seen to be a mixture of coccal forms and cells which were between 3 and 4 times the length of exponentially growing cells. Continued incubation of cultures eventually resulted in a population largely of coccal forms. These morphological changes have not previously been observed when Camp. jejuni has been grown on agar-based solid medium. It is likely that such changes result from the differential expression of genes that control the timing of cell division.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D003470 Culture Media Any liquid or solid preparation made specifically for the growth, storage, or transport of microorganisms or other types of cells. The variety of media that exist allow for the culturing of specific microorganisms and cell types, such as differential media, selective media, test media, and defined media. Solid media consist of liquid media that have been solidified with an agent such as AGAR or GELATIN. Media, Culture
D016123 Campylobacter jejuni A species of bacteria that resemble small tightly coiled spirals. Its organisms are known to cause abortion in sheep and fever and enteritis in man and may be associated with enteric diseases of calves, lambs, and other animals. Campylobacter fetus subsp. jejuni,Vibrio hepaticus,Vibrio jejuni

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