Observation of woronin bodies in Arthrinium aureum by scanning electron microscopy.

Full Abstract

Woronin bodies are cytoplasmic organelles of filamentous fungi that can be observed on one, or both sides of each septum. The goal of this paper is to illustrate the presence of them in hyphae of Arthrinium aureum by means of scanning electron microscopy and to show that they act as a safety plug to close septa pores in hypha. Results show that Woronin bodies as an immediate response to prevent a cytoplasm loss. Results support hypothesis proposed previously in literature.

Author information

Author/s: Calvo, M Angeles (MA); Agut, Montserrat (M);

Affiliation: Facultat de Veterinària, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra,Spain. MariAngels.Calvo(-atsign-)uab.es

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Mycopathologia (Mycopathologia), published in Netherlands. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-; vol 153 (issue 3) : pp 137-9

Dates: Created 2002/05/09; Completed 2002/11/04;

PMID: 11998875, status: MEDLINE (last retrieved date: 2/18/2009)

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