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THE structural changes occurring during the production of resting bodies in Verticillium species are accompanied by the deposition of dark pigment in the cell wall. In V. albo-atrum, this pigment has been described as a ‘melanin’1,2 and its colour varies with the age of the culture; initially it is yellow/green, then dark green and finally brown/black.
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HEALE, J., ISAAC, I. Dark Pigment Formation in Verticillium albo-atrum. Nature 202, 412–413 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/202412b0
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