Electron microscopic observations of the mycelial and tissue phase of coccidioides immitis

Coccidioides immitis의 mycelial phase와 tissue phase에 있어서의 전자현미경적 관찰

  • Koh, Choon, Myung (Dept. of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Yonsei University) ;
  • Choi, Tae-Joo (Dept. of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Yonsei University) ;
  • Deung, Young-Kun (Dept. of Electron Microscope Laboratory, College of Medicine, Yonsei University) ;
  • Lew, Joon (Dept. of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Yonsei University)
  • 고춘명 (연세대학교 의과대학 미생물학교실) ;
  • 최태주 (연세대학교 의과대학 미생물학교실) ;
  • 등영건 (연세대학교 의과대학 전자현미경실) ;
  • 류준 (연세대학교 의과대학 미생물학교실)
  • Published : 1971.12.01

Abstract

Ultrastructural observations of mycelial and tissue phase with dimorphic fungal pathogen Coccidioides immitis were studied by electron microscopy of thin sections. 1. In mycelial phase of C.immitis contains normal cell components such as nucleus, mitochondria, endoplamsic reticulum, intracytoplasmic membrane system, cell wall and cell membrane as observed in the other encaryotic cells. 2. In tissue phase of C. immitis was larger than mycelial phase in cell size and observed much more vacuoles than mycelial phase. 3. In the contrast of mycelial phase of C. immitis, the tissue phase of cells were observed fibril form of capsular layer.

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