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Hyphae of Phyllactinia corylea produce two kinds of special branches on the host surface: adhesion bodies which serve as fungal attachment and stomatopodia which enter the leaf through stomata. Conidial germination on host and non-host surfaces was examined with a scanning electron microscope to explain the stimuli responsible for development of the special branches, and the involvement of host recognition in the process. Conidia germinated within 4 h on host and non-host surfaces, but on non-host surfaces the emergence of the germ tube was not always directed towards the substratum. Adhesion bodies were formed from the tips of germ tubes at the first contact point on host and non-host surfaces. Development of stomatopodia was more specific and they were formed precisely over stomata on the host surface. Stomatopodia-like structures were occasionally formed over finely ridged leaf veins on the host surface and over some fine scratches on synthetic surfaces. The experiments showed that while conidial germination and development of adhesion bodies are in response to contact stimuli, the development of stomatopodia is a response to precise topographical signals, and the directional emergence and attached growth of germ tubes involve host recognition.
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Babu, A.M., Kumar, V. & Datta, R.K. Development of special hyphal branches of Phyllactinia corylea on host and non-host surfaces. Mycopathologia 145, 29–33 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007040228477
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