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Electron microscopy of septa in ascomycetous yeasts

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Electron micrographs of septa in ascomycetous, filamentous yeasts showed three types of structure, namely, dolipores, plasmodesmata, and a central connection indicated as a closure line. The taxonomic use of these and some other morphological features is surveyed.

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  1. N. J. W. Kreger-van Rij

    Present address: Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, Oostersingel 59, Groningen, The Netherlands

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  1. Department of Dermatology, and Laboratory of Ultrastructural Biology, State University, Groningen, the Netherlands

    N. J. W. Kreger-van Rij & M. Veenhuis

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Kreger-van Rij, N.J.W., Veenhuis, M. Electron microscopy of septa in ascomycetous yeasts. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 39, 481–490 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02578891

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