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Ultrastructural study of the anomalous cell wall inrRhodotorula gracilis

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Cells ofRhodotorula gracilis form under certain conditions equatorial rings, visible in the UV-fluorescence microscope after staining with a CFW brightener. The ultrastructural studies showed that the above rings are formed by a centripetal thickening of the cell wall. Mitochondria with circular cristae and anomalous, ring-like mitochondria were observed in cytoplasm of the cells with developed rings.

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  1. Laboratory of Electron Microscopy and Department of Technical Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Prague 4

    V. Šnejdar, Z. Holan & J. Ludvík

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Šnejdar, V., Holan, Z. & Ludvík, J. Ultrastructural study of the anomalous cell wall inrRhodotorula gracilis . Folia Microbiol 18, 273–276 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02868042

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