Fungus propagules in plastids: the mycosome hypothesis.
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چکیده
A stress-induced "mycosome" phase of Aureobasidium pullulans consisting of minute reproductive propagules that may revert directly to walled yeast cells is described. Mycosomes detected by light- and electron-microscopy reproduce within senescent plant plastids, and display three developmental pathways: wall-less cells (protoplasts), yeast cells, or membrane-bounded spherules that harbor plastids. Widespread in plant and algal cells, mycosomes are produced by both ascomycete and basidiomycete fungi.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- International microbiology : the official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology
دوره 6 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003