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The ultrastructure of developing and mature sclerotia ofSclerotium rolfsii was studied with a scanning electron microscope. The mature sclerotium is disconnected from the mycelium and well differentiated. The rind is composed of rather thick-walled empty cells. The cortex cells are large and almost completely filled with vesicles, whereas the medullar cells are smaller and some of them are very thickwalled.
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Chet, I. Ultrastructural basis of sclerotial survival in soil. Microb Ecol 2, 194–200 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02010439
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