Processes of bacterial L transformation and L form reversion in the body of argasid ticks

The experimental infection of tampan ticks (Ornithodoros moubata) with the bacterial cultures of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella typhimurium, as well as with their L-forms, was carried out. These experiments demonstrated that both the L-transformation of bacteria and the reversion of their L-forms into the initial bacterial culture could occur in the body of the ticks.