ISSN:
1615-6102
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Summary Penicillium megasporum conidia have spore walls consisting of several layers. There is no visible change in the outer wall layers during spore germination, but the inner layers increases in thickness on only one side of the spore, resulting in a rupture of the outer wall layers and subsequently in germ tube formation. Invaginations in the plasma membrane disappear as the germ tube forms and emerges, and the nucleus migrates into the developing germ tube. Mitochondria gather at the base of the germ tube during its formation. During germination, the amount of lipid in the spore decreases and portions migrate into the germ tube. Membrane-bound, electron dense bodies are present in resting spores. These bodies decrease in size as germination proceeds, and the cytoplasm in the developing germ tube appears much more electron dense than the cytoplasm within the spore.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01666542
