Scanning electron-microscopic study of the involvement of coelomic cells in earthworm antibacterial defense
The first steps of an antibacterial reaction in the earthworm Eisenia fetida andrei were investigated. The main cellular mediators of this activity are the chloragocytes, a class of free coelomocytes existing only in annelids. Observations using scanning electron microscopy have shown that chloragoc...
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| Published in: | Cell and tissue research Vol. 240; no. 2; pp. 479 - 484 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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1985
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| Summary: | The first steps of an antibacterial reaction in the earthworm Eisenia fetida andrei were investigated. The main cellular mediators of this activity are the chloragocytes, a class of free coelomocytes existing only in annelids. Observations using scanning electron microscopy have shown that chloragocytes were able to agglutinate and perhaps to destroy pathogenic bacteria such as Bacillus megaterium in the same way that they agglutinate and lyse vertebrate erythrocytes. Bacteria known to be non-pathogenic for the worm, such as Acinetobacter, Were not agglutinated but slowly eliminated by segregation into brown bodies. |
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| Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 0302-766X 1432-0878 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/BF00222363 |