ISSN:
1432-072X
Keywords:
Claviceps purpurea
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Ultrastructure
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Development
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Sclerotium
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Oleosomes
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract The development of sclerotia of Claviceps purpurea was investigated by light and electron microscopy. During the first days after infection sterigma and conidiospores are formed. The spores show a moderately developed vacuolar system, they are thick walled and contain about 20% lipid (related to the cell volume) embedded in glycogen. The sterigma are cylindrical unicellular hyphae with electron dense cytoplasm and isolated strongly contrasted lipid droplets. In maturing sclerotia the hyphae become septated with increasingly thick cell walls and a large lipid content. The lipid forms small droplets in young cells, while in the mature sclerotium it occurs in the form of very large drops, occupying the major part of the cell. Simultaneously the composition of the lipid is changed. The mature cells have several nuclei. They are partially connected by osmiophilic substances, forming a network of intercellular spaces.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00446885
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