Observations on the cell wall of yeasts: an electron microscope and X-ray diffraction study
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In 1950 an investigation on yeast was made by the electron microscopy division of the T.P.D., Delft, at the request of Heineken's Bierbrouwerij Mij N.V., Rotterdam. The results induced the first-named author to start the present work. At an early stage the second-named author joined in to extend the research by means of X-ray diffraction. Simultaneously a microchemical investigation into the presence of chitin in yeasts was made by Professor P.A. Roelofsen. A preliminary communication on the joint results has appeared in Nature. The microchemical work on the presence of chitin has been published in detail by ROELOFSEN and HOETTE (1951). The present paper covers the electron microscope and X-ray study as far as a combined discussion of the results appears advantageous. Some further results of the X-ray work will be reported in a separate paper.
TNO Identifier
981645
Source
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, pp. 1-24.
Publisher
Springer
Place of publication
Heidelberg, Germany
Pages
1-24
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