Conidium - Wikipedia
A conidium (/ k ə ˈ n ɪ d i ə m, k oʊ-/ kə-NID-ee-əm, koh-; pl.: conidia), sometimes termed an asexual chlamydospore or chlamydoconidium (pl.: chlamydoconidia), [1] is an asexual, [2] non-motile spore of a fungus.
Conidium | Fungal Reproduction, Asexual Propagation
conidium, a type of asexual reproductive spore of fungi (kingdom Fungi) usually produced at the tip or side of hyphae (filaments that make up the body of a typical fungus) or on special spore-producing structures called conidiophores. The spores detach when mature. They vary widely in shape, colour, and size, large ones being called ...
Transcription in fungal conidia before dormancy produces ... - Nature
2021年6月28日 · Here, we report that the conidia of three filamentous fungal species (Aspergillus nidulans, Aspergillus fumigatus, Talaromyces marneffei) are transcriptionally active and can synthesize mRNAs. We...
The molecular mechanisms of conidial germination - Oxford …
2001年5月1日 · The asexual spore, or conidium, is critical in the life cycle of many fungi because it is the primary means for dispersion and serves as a ‘safe house’ for the fungal genome in adverse environmental conditions. This review discusses the physiological process of germination, conidial adhesion and initiation of protein synthesis and also the ...
Conidium - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
The length of conidial chains, their density of packing, and their orientation around the conidia heads vary from species to species and are useful for identifying species and group. The individual color of the conidia (which may be hyaline), the collective color of the conidial mass, and the color of the aerial hyphae give the colors observed ...
Fungal spores are future-proofed | Nature Microbiology
2021年7月29日 · Conidia — the asexual, non-motile spores of moulds — can live in a quiescent state that has been associated with major cytoplasmic changes such as modifications of osmolytes and lipid levels, a...
Volume 6 Issue 8, August 2021 - Nature
2021年7月29日 · Fungal dormancy redefined. Shown is a cryo-electron microscopy image of chains of Aspergillus conidia (spores) attached to an intact conidiophore. Koon Ho Wong and colleagues use chromatin ...
Successful induction and recognition of conidiation, conidial ...
2021年4月1日 · Terminal and intercalary chlamydospores were formed on conidial hyphae. The development of conidiophores occurred earlier, with more conidia produced, in cross-mating cultures than in single-spore cultures. Mature conidia were spherical and 2.5–8 μm in diameter, with a vast majority (nearly 99%) 2.5–5 μm in diameter.
1 Molecular Biology of Asexual Sporulation in Filamentous Fungi
2016年2月20日 · Asexual sporulation (conidiation) is a common and highly successful reproductive mode in the ascomycetous filamentous fungi. Conidiation involves a diverse range of biological processes including cellular differentiation, cell–cell communications, responses to environmental cues, and regulation of gene expression.
Regulation of Conidiogenesis in Aspergillus flavus - PMC
2022年9月7日 · Conidia are composed of the rodlet layer, cell wall, and melanin and are produced from an asexual specialized structure called the conidiophore. The production of conidiophores is tightly regulated by various regulators, including the central regulatory cascade composed of BrlA-AbaA-WetA, the fungi-specific velvet regulators, upstream ...