%0 Journal Article %A KHAN, S. R. %T Wall Structure and Germination of Spores in Cunninghamella echinulata %D 1975 %J Microbiology, %V 90 %N 1 %P 115-124 %@ 1465-2080 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-90-1-115 %I Microbiology Society, %X SUMMARY: The spore of Cunninghamella echinulata is contained inside a monosporic sporangiolum. The spore wall consists of two layers: an outer thin electron-dense layer and an inner thick electron-transparent layer. The inner layer appears fibrillar. During spore germination a localized area of new wall material is formed beneath the existing spore wall at the site where germ-tube formation will occur. This new wall pushes out through the spore and sporangiolar walls and forms the wall of the germ tube. The germination of spores of fungi as a group is discussed. At present no taxonomic significance can be attached to the mode of germination. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-90-1-115