Gram stain of Candida albicans from a vaginal swab, showing hyphae, and chlamydospores, which are 2–4 μm in diameter.
A chlamydospore is the thick-walled large resting spore of several kinds of fungi, including Ascomycota such as Candida,[1] Basidiomycota such as Panus,[2] and various Mortierellales species.[3] It is the life-stage which survives in unfavourable conditions, such as dry or hot seasons. Fusarium oxysporum which causes the plant disease Fusarium wilt is one which forms chlamydospores in response to stresses like nutrient depletion. Mycelia of the pathogen can survive in this manner and germinate in favorable conditions.
Chlamydospores are usually dark-coloured, spherical, and have a smooth (non-ornamented) surface. They are multicellular, with cells connected by pores in the 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 formed by rusts and smuts.
Pseudohyphae, chlamydospores and blastospores of Candida yeast.
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A chlamydospore is the thick-walled large resting spore of several kinds of fungi, including Ascomycota such as Candida, Basidiomycota such as Panus,...
are known as endospores. Chlamydospores are generally multicellular, asexual structures. Teliospores are a form of chlamydospore produced through the fusion...
diploid. Asexual (mitotic) spore types are chlamydospores, and sporangia which produce zoospores. Chlamydospores are usually spherical and pigmented, and...
The monokaryotic mycelium was found to produce fusoid to subglobose chlamydospores of 6–8 x 8–10 μm size. These spores can stay viable for more than seven...
koʊ-/ kə-NID-ee-əm, koh-; pl.: conidia), sometimes termed an asexual chlamydospore or chlamydoconidium (pl.: chlamydoconidia), is an asexual, non-motile...
contrast to teliospores which are generally dark brown. Fungi portal Chlamydospore Urediniomycetes Pycniospore Aeciospore Teliospore Ustilaginomycetes...
in surface irregularities), structure of the hyphae and trama, and chlamydospore production during culture growth. In 1953, French mycologists Robert...
conifer wood. In this stage of its life cycle, the "cushion" is a mass of chlamydospores. Roberts, P.; Evans, S. (2011). The Book of Fungi. Chicago, Illinois:...
thick-walled, especially in species where they overwinter (acting as chlamydospores). Two-celled teliospores formerly defined the genus Puccinia. Here the...
ranges from 10 to 12 microns. Spores can form on the pseudohyphae called chlamydospores which survive when put in unfavorable conditions such as dry or hot...
phialide. Chlamydospores may be produced by all species, but not all species produce chlamydospores on CMD at 20 °C within 10 days. Chlamydospores are typically...
to their persistence: Chlamydospores are asexual spores different from sporangiospores. The primary function of chlamydospores is the persistence of the...
columella, and the lack of stolons and rhizoids. Some Mucor species produce chlamydospores. They form mold with irregular non-septate hyphae branching at wide...
with a slimy mass of spores. Older colonies change to black due to chlamydospore production. Primary conidia are hyaline, smooth, ellipsoidal, one-celled...
a root inhabitant. The life cycle starts and ends with the chlamydospore. The chlamydospore is a thick walled, dark pigmented resting spore that overwinters...
North American isolates that produce numerous broadly ovoid to elongate chlamydospores (12–21 x 7.5–10.5 μm), she corrected this misnomer in 1968 by amending...
expression of the cerato-platanin gene is related to hyphal growth and chlamydospores formation in Ceratocystis platani". FEMS Microbiology Letters. 327 (2):...
resting spores.: 409 Asexual reproduction involves the formation of chlamydospores and sporangia, producing motile zoospores. Oomycetes occupy both saprophytic...
fungi) or different mating types (in heterothallic fungi), and may be chlamydospores. In many eukaryotic algae, including many species of the Chlorophyta...
produces three types of asexual spores: microconidia, macroconidia, and chlamydospores. The microconidia are the most abundantly produced spores. They are...
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Pseudohyphae, chlamydospores and blastospores of Candida yeast.
Chlamydospores of the yeast Candida albicans
