Mycoplasma-like structures in the aquatic fungus Aphanomyces astaci.
The hyphae of a nonzoosporulating strain of Aphanomyces astaci contain numerous structures which most closely resemble published micrographs of certain mycoplasmas. Two normal strains of the same species do not contain these mycoplasma-like bodies.
D005658:Fungi / Q000166:cytology; D009174:Mycoplasma / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013194:Staining and Labeling