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. 2020 Sep 24;11:581135. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.581135

TABLE 1.

Cell dimensions, PG thickness, and septum thickness at each developmental stage.

Growth stage Cell width (nm)1 Cell length (μm)1 PG thickness (nm)1 Septum thickness (nm)1 PG thickness at tip (nm)1 Number of tomograms
Vegetative hyphae 515 ± 75 10 ± 4 35 ± 5 40 ± 4 40 ± 14 20
Aerial hyphae 815 ± 5 n/a 50 ± 5 n/a n/d 16
Early sporulation (pre division) 995 ± 5 0.9 ± 0.2 n/d2 48 ± 7 n/d 2
Immature spores (post division) 825 ± 20 0.9 ± 0.2 50 ± 10 n/a n/a 4
Mature spores 795 ± 95 0.9 ± 0.2 60 ± 10 n/a n/a 14
Germination n/a3 n/a  62 ± 4 for spore/35 ± 5 for germ tube n/a n/d 6

1Values are average ± one standard deviation. 2n/d, not determined. 3n/a, not applicable.