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and the width between 1.5 and 3.8/1. Budding takes place at the 

 poles. (See Fig. 146-E.) The formation of the slimy substance about 

 the cells is not thoroughly understood but is probably intimately 

 connected with the outer cell wall. The peculiar characteristics of 

 this yeast along with those of the scum caused Lindau to propose a 

 special genus of Medusomyces. He separates this yeast from the 

 Mycoderma by the characteristics of the scum. 



Lindner 1 examined some of the material from ourland which 

 was given to him by Lindau. He found different fungi among 

 which was Bacterium xylinum to which he attributed the fermenting 

 capacity of this material. The presence of different yeasts, such as 

 Saccharomyces Ludwigii and Schizosaccharomyces Pombe, was also sug- 

 gested. 



1 Lindner, P. Die vermeintliche neue Hefe Medusomyces Gisevii. Ber. 

 deutsch. Bot. Gesell. 31 (1913), 364-368. 



