Figure 3.
Histochemical detection of trehalase activity in D. majalis tissues. Blue colored formazan precipitate marks trehalase activity. Control incubations without added substrate did not stain (C,F,I). (A,C) Longitudinal sections of trehalose-supported asymbiotic protocorms, (B) glucose-supported asymbiotic protocorm, and (D-F) symbiotic protocorms cultured with Ceratobasidium sp. (G-I) cross sections of mycorrhizal roots of mature plants. The trehalase activity is present in the vicinity of pelotons (D,E,G,H). Scale bars 1mm.