In this article we will discuss about the nature of asci and ascospores. The members of the Ascomycetes are characterized by the development of asci and ascospores. In the large majority of them the asci are produced in an ascocarp. There are also Ascomycetes whose asci remain naked and are not enclosed in an ascocarp. In general, they remain intermingled [...]
In this article we will discuss about the development and dehiscence of ascus and ascospores. Development of Ascus and Ascospores: The process leading to the development of ascus and ascospores is extremely variable in the Ascomycetes. It is very simple in the genera Dipodascus, Eremascus, Schizosaccharomyces, and Saccharomyces, where the zygotic cell directly develops into an ascus. Whereas, in Taphrino [...]
In this article we will discuss about the family saccharomycetaceae and endomycetales. The Saccharomycetaceae are commonly known as the yeasts. Yeasts were first detected by Anton van Leeuwenhoek as early as 1680. They were compared with globular, oval bodies of albuminoids. After Pasteur (1875) had demonstrated that alcoholic fermentation results from the activity of yeasts in grape juice, these microorganisms, [...]