Avtor/Urednik     Boldiš, V; Štrus, J; Kocianova, E; Tušek-Žnidarič, M; Štefanidesova, K; Špitalska, E
Naslov     Ultrastructural study of the life cycle of Rickettsia slovaca, wild and standard type, cultivated in L929 and Vero cell lines
Tip     članek
Vir     Folia Microbiol (Praha)
Vol. in št.     Letnik 54, št. 2
Leto izdaje     2009
Obseg     str. 130-6
Jezik     eng
Abstrakt     Ultrastructural changes induced by Rickettsia slovaca standard type (ST) and wild type (WT) were examined during their life cycle in L929 and Vero cells. R. slovaca invaded the cytoplasm of the host cell by phagocytosis on the 1st d p.i. Rickettsiae adhering to the cytoplasmic membrane were engulfed by cellular extensions and occurred in phagocytic vacuoles. Binary fission of rickettsia was observed. The nuclear chromatin of eukaryotic cells was rearranged and condensed during 3rd and 6th d p.i. Finally, loss of the plasma membrane integrity, destruction of cytoplasm and nucleus resulted in cell lysis. Degeneration of the host cell caused by WT and ST was observed after 4 and 5 d p.i. in L929 cells and after 3 and 6 d p.i. in Vero cells, respectively. WT type was able to penetrate into the nucleus of the host cell and was responsible for dilatation of the perinuclear space and endoplasmic reticulum, causing more pronounced and different cytopathological changes than the ST.
Deskriptorji     ANIMALS
CELL LINE
CELL MEMBRANE
CELL NUCLEUS
CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS
MICE
RICKETTSIA
RICKETTSIA INFECTIONS
VERO CELLS