Electronic Resource
Springer
Archives of microbiology
109 (1976), S. 31-35
ISSN:
1432-072X
Keywords:
Scanning electron microscopy
;
Chlamydomonas
;
Cell agglutination
;
Cell fusion
;
Flagella
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract A technique has been developed by which mating gametes of Chlamydomonas eugametos can be studied in the Scanning Electron Microscope. A detailed description of the mating process, from the initial flagellar agglutination until the release of free vis-à-vis pairs, is presented. Flagella appear to agglutinate at random points on their surface. This is followed by a rapid increase of the contact area such that they “line-up” tip to tip. Flagella always exhibit a typical position prior to cell fusion. After cell fusion the flagella of a pair separate rapidly while the female have shortened about 33%. In a vis-à-vis pair the plasma bridge has contracted. The observations are interpreted in terms of a specific reorganization of the sexuale aggregate.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00425109
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