Uncovering the first double brimmed hat-shaped ascospores in Ambrosiozyma platypodis Van der Walt.
Using transmission electron microscopy with glutaraldehyde and osmium tetroxide as chemical fixatives, hat-shaped ascospores with two brims each were uncovered in the yeast Ambrosiozyma platypodis. This is the first report on such structures.
Bareetseng
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Department of Microbial, Biochemical and Food Biotechnology, UNESCO MIRCEN: Industrial Biotechnology, South Africa.
Kock
J L F
JL
Pohl
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CH
Pretorius
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Wyk
P W J Van
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D002473:Cell Wall / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000648:ultrastructure; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D004718:Saccharomycetales / Q000166:cytology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013172:Spores, Fungal / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure*