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The ultrastructure of freeze-substituted haustoria ofErysiphe graminis DC f. sp.hordei Marchal onHordeum vulgare L. cv. Villa is described. Freeze-substitution allows an improved visualization of thein vivo fine structure of haustoria of powdery mildews. The sheath membrane, as well as the profiles of the plasmalemma, nucleus, mitochondria, and vacuoles appear sharp and smoothly contoured. Invaginations are considered real features of the sheath membrane. Large vacuoles extending into the haustorial body and the haustorial lobes characterize older fungal structures. In the cytoplasm polyribosomes are homogeneously distributed whereas electron-dense glycogen-like inclusions are observed in the periphery of the cytoplasm. The rough endoplasmatic reticulum and the microtubules, primarily orientated with the longitudinal axis of the haustorium, are well resolved by means of the freeze-substitution technique. The method presented provides more detailed insight into the host-parasite interface under natural conditions.
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Hippe, S. Ultrastructure of haustoria oferysiphe graminis f. sp.hordei preserved by freeze-substitution. Protoplasma 129, 52–61 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01282305
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