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J Bacteriol. 1972 December; 112(3): 1380-1382
Copyright © 1972 American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Scanning Electron Microscopy of Ascospores of Schwanniomyces

¹ Northern Regional Research Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, Peoria, Illinois 61604

ABSTRACT

Ascospores of the four recognized species of Schwanniomyces were examined by scanning electron microscopy. Spores of S. alluvius, S. castellii, and S. occidentalis, which were essentially identical, had abundant, long protuberances and wide, thin equatorial rings. The two known strains of S. persoonii differed from the other species as well as from each other. One strain had spores with a wide ring but only a few short protuberances; spores from the second strain were covered with craterlike depressions and had a narrow ring. Also examined were spores of Schwanniomyces hominis (=Saccharomyces rosei) which lacked a ring and were covered with short irregularly shaped protuberances, a finding consistent with the morphology of spores from other strains of S. rosei.