ABSTRACT

Location in tissues - The vegetative cells of multicellular algae appear not to contain virus. The exception is the virus in S i r o d o t i ~ ' ~ which was observed in more than one stage in the algal life cycle. The more common observation is that particles are found only in reproductive cells or the germlings produced from them.".'z.'7.30 Such cells may be distinguishable from normal cells in the light m i c r o ~ c o p e , ~ ~ especially when appropriate DNA stains are used?'