INTRACELLULAR INFECTION OF THE CULTIVATED MUSHROOM AGARICUS BISPORUS BY THE MYCOPARASITE VERTICILLIUM FUNGICOLA VAR FUNGICOLA

摘要

Infection of the cultivated mushroom Agaricus bisporus by the mycoparasite Verticillium fungicola var. fungicola was studied using light microscopy and TEM. Light microscopy indicated that V. fungicola hyphae grew on and in the hyphae of A. bisporus. Appressoria of Verticillium were also seen. TEM revealed the presence of V. fungicola hyphae inside the hyphae of A. bisporus.