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Treatment of hyphal-wall preparations ofSchizophyllum commune with chitinase and R-glucanase results in the dissolution of septa but the walls retain their structural integrity.
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Janszen, F.H.A., Wessels, J.G.H. Enzymic dissolution of hyphal septa in a Basidiomycete. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 36, 255–257 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02069027
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