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. 1976 Apr;126(1):524–528. doi: 10.1128/jb.126.1.524-528.1976

Ultrastructure of septal complex in Filobasidiella neoformans (Cryptococcus neoformans).

K J Kwon-Chung, T J Popkin
PMCID: PMC233310  PMID: 770437

Abstract

Electron microscopy of Filobasidiella neoformans, the perfect state of Cryptococcus neoformans, revealed basidiomycete doliporesepta between hyphal cells and also between clamp connections and adjacent cells. The pore-occluding material was a heterogeneous flattened plate with dark margins and a lighter center, as seen in the species of Filobasidium. Representative basidiomycete parenthesomes were lacking, and endoplasmic reticulum was seen in the dolipore region.

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