Article
Fungal surface remodelling visualized by atomic force microscopy.
Mycological research - 1 Aug 2006
Ma Hui, Snook Laelie A, Tian Chunhong, Kaminskyj Susan G W, Dahms Tanya E S
Abstract excerpt
Most fungal growth is localized to the tips of hyphae, however, early stages of spore germination and the growth of certain morphological mutant strains exhibit non-polarized expansion. We used atomic force microscopy (AFM) to document changes in Aspergillus nidulans wall surfaces during non-polarized growth: spore germination, and growth in a strain containing the hypA1 temperature sensitive morphogenesis...
Topics
- Aspergillus nidulans
- Cell Wall
- Hyphae
- Microscopy, Atomic Force
- Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
- Mutation
- Phenotype
- Spores, Fungal
- Temperature
