Open AccessYeasts occurring on wheat seeds. II. A taxonomic study of strains of Cryptococcus laurentii (Kuff.) Skinner var. magnus Lodder et Kreger-van Rij and C. albidus (Saito) Skinner var. albidus
Author(s) -
Zofia Maciejowska-Pokacka
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
acta mycologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2353-074X
pISSN - 0001-625X
DOI - 10.5586/am.1976.011
Subject(s) - biology , botany , spore
Morphology and physiology of strains of Cryptococcus laurentii var. magnus and C. albidus var. albidus isolated from winter wheat seeds was studied. It was concluded on the basis of morphological similarity that these fungi were closely related. Resting spores of a "dangeardien'' type were found in C. laurentii, while in some cultures of C. albidus unusually large resting spores were dis00vered