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The fine structure of conidia and hyphae ofErysiphe graminis hordei, attacking leaves of barley, were investigated. The cell walls of conidia and hyphae were relatively thin and consisted of two layers, the inner and outer layers. The surface of conidia was not smooth and the thickness of cell walls was irregular. A nucleus, mitochondria, endoplasmic reticula and vacuoles in plasma were identified. The vacuoles in conidia were tightly packed with fine granules. Such granules in vacuoles, however, were not observed in hyphal cells.
A lamellar structure was located in conidia, but not in hyphal cells. This structure may be specific in conidia of this fungus, but its function is not yet known. Many glycogen granules were observed in endoplasm of conidia, which were scattered or congregated in groups. In hyphae, however, they were extremely few. Hyphal septa were connected directly with the inner layer of cell walls. These had simple septal pore. The Woronin bodies were detected in the endoplasm in the vicinity of hyphal septa.
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Akai, S., Fukutomi, M. & Kunoh, H. An electron microscopic observation of conidium and hypha of Erysiphe graminis hordei. Mycopathologia et Mycologia Applicata 35, 217–222 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02050733
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