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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Regulating the transition between the two major fungal cell types; yeast cells and filamentous hyphal cells

Alex Andrianopoulos

Microbiology Australia 28(2) 79 - 81
Published: 01 May 2007

Abstract

Fungi are a large group of eukaryotic microorganisms that are of medical, agricultural and biotechnological importance. They are a diverse group, occupying their own kingdom, and range from single cells to what is arguably the largest mutlicellular organism on earth. Despite this diversity, fungi exhibit two predominant growth forms; unicellular yeast and multicellular filamentous hyphae. Some fungi can alternate between these two forms in response to an intrinsic or extrinsic stimulus, a process known as dimorphic switching.

https://doi.org/10.1071/MA07079

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