Cyst and germ tube wall structure in Aphanomyces astaci, Oomycetes
- 1 November 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Microbiology
- Vol. 24 (11) , 1296-1299
- https://doi.org/10.1139/m78-210
Abstract
Aphanomyces astaci secondary cyst walls and walls of germinating spores were prepared by alkaline hydrolysis, autolysis, sonication, and enzymic degradation and were examined by shadow-casting and negative-staining techniques. The cyst wall consists of randomly oriented fibrils, about 3 nm in diameter. The fibrils are embedded in, or covered by, amorphous β-1,3-glucans which can easily be removed by alkaline hydrolysis. The germ tube wall surface has the same structure, but the amorphous layer is less easily removed.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Phenol oxidase in crayfish blood: Activation by and attachment on cells of other organismsJournal of Invertebrate Pathology, 1976