Published 2005
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Uncovering the first double brimmed hat-shaped ascospores in Ambrosiozyma platypodis Van der Walt.

  • 1. Department of Microbial, Biochemical and Food Biotechnology, UNESCO MIRCEN: Industrial Biotechnology, South Africa
  • 2. University of the Free State

Description

Using transmission electron microscopy with glutaraldehyde and osmium tetroxide as chemical fixatives, hatshaped ascospores with two brims each were uncovered in the yeast Ambrosiozyma platypodis. This is the first report on such structures.
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