title: Distribution of nuclei in macroconidia of Microsporum gypseum.
abstract: The distribution of nuclei in macroconidia was investigated in 20 strains of the dermatophyte Microsporum gypseum by fluorescence microscopy. The macroconidia were characterized by the right-left and the central-marginal symmetry indices. In 18 strains the significant majority of the nuclei were situated in the basal part of the macroconidium, the remaining 2 strains showed a more or less uniform distribution of nuclei. All strains had higher numbers of nuclei in the central part of the macroconidium as compared with the periphery.
mesh_terms: D002467:Cell Nucleus; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D008864:Microsporum / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology; D013172:Spores, Fungal; D013194:Staining and Labeling