Chlamydospore
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A chlamydospore is the thick-walled big resting spore of several kinds of fungi, including Ascomycota such as Candida[1] and Basidiomycota such as Panus.[2] It is the life-stage which survives in unfavourable conditions, such as dry or hot seasons.
Chlamydospores of the yeast Candida albicans
Chlamydospores are usually dark-coloured, spherical, and have a smooth (non-ornamented) surface. They are multicellular, the cells being connected by pores in septae between cells.
Chlamydospores are a result of asexual reproduction (in which case they are conidia called chlamydoconidia) or sexual reproduction (rare). Teliospores are special kind of chlamydospores of rusts and smuts.
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- The chlamydospores of Candida albicans[1], [2]
- Chlamydospore development [3]
References[edit]
- ^ Staib, P; Morschhäuser, J (2007). "Chlamydospore formation in Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis--an enigmatic developmental programme". Mycoses 50 (1): 1–12. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0507.2006.01308.x. PMID 17302741.
- ^ Dennis, R. L. (1969). "Fossil mycelium with clamp connections from the middle pennsylvanian". Science 163 (3868): 670–1. doi:10.1126/science.163.3868.670. JSTOR 1726335. PMID 17742734.
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
This fungus-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
