Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

The Korean Society for Microbiology and Biotechnology (한국미생물·생명공학회)
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Morphological Discretion of Basidiospores of the Puftball Mushroom Calostoma by Electron and Atomic Force Microscopy

  • Kim, Mi-Sun (School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Ki-Woo (National Instrumentation Center for Environmental Management, Seoul National University) ;
  • Jung, Hack-Sung (School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University)
  • Published : 2007.10.30
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Abstract

Comparative morphology among species of the genus Calostoma, including C. cinnabarina, C. ravenelii, and C. japonicum, was investigated by scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy. Spore morphology of C. cinnabarina and C. ravenelii showed no dramatic differences by light microcopy and scanning electron microscopy. To differentiate these species, atomic force microscopy was employed. Quantitative analysis of the surface roughness of basidiospores revealed subtle differences in height fluctuation at the nanometer scale between the species of Calostoma. Basidiospores of C. cinnabarina had a relatively rougher surface than those of C. ravenelii at $2.0{\times}2.0\;{\mu}m^2$ scan areas.

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