Abstract
Electron micrographs of ultrathin sections of S. rouxii displayed electrondense, membrane-circumscribed structures between the protoplasmic membrane and the cell wall. These periplasmic bodies were numerous in cells from a 3-day culture and absent or rare in older cells. Periplasmic bodies were fewer and smaller (flattened) in specimens grown in a medium fortified with 10% sucrose; they were not detected in cells grown in 20% sucrose. A brief treatment with ethyl acetate caused the periplasmic bodies of young cells to become electron light. Periplasmic bodies were most prevalent in the regions of the bud scars and were often accommodated within large invaginations in the protoplasmic membrane. In general, conditions which favor the prevalence and electron density of periplasmic bodies are those which also mask the activity of β-fructofuranosidase in this species.
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