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The behavior of rust fungi in their host plants has been elucidated by electron microscopy. However, most of the ultrastructural studies on rust fungi have focused on the uredial stage. In order to elucidate the features of the sporidial stage, we studied the fine structure of Kuehneola japonica, a short-cycle rust, in rose leaves. Infection pegs arising from appressoria penetrated the host walls. Papillae formed at the time of penetration against the outer epidermal cell walls. The papillae which had formed at the penetration sites grew extensively and partially surrounded the intracellular hyphae which were connected with the infection pegs. The intracellular hyphae in the epidermal cells developed further and entered adjacent parenchyma cells. Walls of parenchyma cells either invaginated or thin papillae formed at penetration sites and the invaginated walls or papillae surrounded the necks of the intracellular hyphae. Intracellular hyphae in both epidermal and parenchyma cells were not enveloped by the sheath before 20 days after inoculation. In specimens prepared 20 days after inoculation, some of the intracellular hyphae were enveloped by a sheath in both palisade and spongy parenchyma cells. The sheathed hyphae resembled haustoria of other rust fungi which had been described previously. Teliospore initials were formed in mycelial masses in intercellular spaces between the epidermal cells and palisade parenchyma cells 20 days after inoculation. Uninucleate teliospores developed from teliospore initials 30 days after inoculation.
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Kohno, M., Ishizaki, H. & Kunoh, H. Cytological studies on rust fungi. (vi) fine structures of infection process of Kuehneola japonica (diet.) dietel. Mycopathologia 61, 35–41 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00440756
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