Brachiola algerae spore membrane systems, their activity during extrusion, and a new structural entity, the multilayered interlaced network, associated with the polar tube and the sporoplasm

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 164-174

  Cali, Ann ^a   Weiss, Louis M ^b   Takvorian, Peter M ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Microcylinders; MIN; Polar filament; Spore activation; Spore cytoplasm; Sporoplasm structure; Vesiculotubular material

Indexed keywords

SPORE;

BRACHIOLA ALGERAE; BRACHIOLA CONNORI; BRACHIOLA VESICULARUM; MICROSPORUM; NOSEMA;

EID: 0036249599     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2002.tb00361.x     Document Type: Article

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