Dimorphic fungi
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Dimorphic fungi are fungi which can exist as mold/hyphal/filamentous form[1] or as yeast. An example is Penicillium marneffei:[2]
- At room temperature, it grows as a mold.
- At body temperature, it grows as a yeast.
Several species are potential pathogens, including Coccidioides immitis[3], Paracoccidioides brasiliensis[3], Candida albicans[4], Ustilago maydis[4], Blastomyces dermatitidis, Histoplasma capsulatum, and Sporothrix schenckii.
[edit] References
- ^ "Fungi". http://www.kcom.edu/faculty/chamberlain/Website/Lects/Fungi.htm#di. Retrieved 2007-08-19.
- ^ Chandler JM, Treece ER, Trenary HR, et al (2008). "Protein profiling of the dimorphic, pathogenic fungus, Penicillium marneffei". Proteome Sci 6 (1): 17. doi:10.1186/1477-5956-6-17. PMC 2478645. PMID 18533041. http://www.proteomesci.com/content/6//17.
- ^ a b "Dimorphic Fungi". http://pathmicro.med.sc.edu/mycology/mycology-6.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-19.
- ^ a b Sánchez-martínez, Cristina; Pérez-martín, José (2001). "Dimorphism in fungal pathogens: Candida albicans and Ustilago maydis—similar inputs, different outputs". Current Opinion in Microbiology 4 (2): 214–221. doi:10.1016/S1369-5274(00)00191-0. PMID 11282479. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6VS2-42MW8YP-N&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=3361a31f77dbda47fb8d0ced2cdafe47.
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