Cationic liposomes composed of sphingomyelin, cholesterol, and stearylamine were prepared with horseradish peroxidase trapped inside. Stable particles were formed in which 10-12% of the enzymic activity appeared to be located at, or near, the outer surface of the liposome. Adsorption and uptake of liposomes by HeLa cells were followed cytochemically by electron microscopy and quantitated by enzyme assay and by the distribution and fate of particles labeled with [t4C]cholesterol and [lZSI]horseradish peroxidase. The particles were adsorbed by HeLa cells at least 300 times as efficiently as was free horseradish peroxidase. Many of the particles remained at the cell surface, but numerous membrane-bound cytoplasmic inclusions were observed to contain peroxidase-staining material. In addition, many areas of the cell membrane gave a positive staining reaction. It was concluded that many particles (presumably the larger ones) did not gain access to the interior of the cells, many were phagocytized, and some enzyme was transferred to the cell membrane, perhaps as a result of fusion of the liposomal membrane with the cell membrane.

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Collections of submerged, decayed plant material from freshwater swamps in Illinois and hammocks in Florida have yielded two new species, Intercalarispora nigra gen. et sp. nov. and Monodictys cruciseptata sp. nov. New records for North America include Zanclospora novae-zelandicae Hughes & Kendrick and Pseudopetrakia kambakkamensis (Subram.) M. B. Ellis.