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conidium
‖ conidium Bot. (kəʊˈnɪdɪəm) Pl. conidia. [mod.L., f. Gr. κόνις dust, as if representing a dim. *κονίδιον.] A unicellular asexual reproductive body occurring in certain fungi. Also in bacteria of the orders Actinomycetales and Chlamydobacteriales, which have some resemblances to fungi.1870 Bentley B...
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Conidium
A conidium ( ; : conidia), sometimes termed an asexual chlamydospore or chlamydoconidium (: chlamydoconidia), is an asexual, non-motile spore of a fungus The word conidium comes from the Ancient Greek word for dust, ().
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conidiogenous
conidiogenous, a. Mycol. Brit. /ˌkə(ʊ)nɪdɪˈɒdʒɪnəs/, U.S. /kəˌnɪdiˈɑdʒənəs/ [‹ conidium n. + -o- connective + -genous comb. form. Compare conidiogenesis n.] Promoting conidiogenesis; (of fungal cells) producing conidia.1964 Nature 20 June 1240/2 In the first efforts to supplement this medium with pr...
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conidioma
conidioma, n. Mycol. Brit. /kəˌnɪdɪˈəʊmə/, U.S. /kəˌnɪdiˈoʊmə/ Plural conidiomata [‹ conidium n. + -oma comb. form.] A conidia-bearing fruiting body (see quot. 1979).1979 B. Kendrick & T. R. Nag Raj Whole Fungus I. 51 We propose the term conidioma (plural: conidiomata) for all specialized, multi-hyp...
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Amoebophilus
Infection begins when a conidium comes in contact with an amoeba. The conidium produces a penetration tube to invade the host and form the haustorium.
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conidiogenesis
conidiogenesis, n. Mycol. Brit. /kə(ʊ)ˌnɪdɪə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/, U.S. /kəˌnɪdioʊˈdʒɛnəsəs/ [‹ conidium n. + -o- connective + -genesis comb. form, after conidiogenous adj.] The process in which fungal cells produce conidia.1971 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 58 92/1 Conidiogenesis by adjacent conidiogenous cells situate...
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Pycniospore
Conidia
Conidia (singular: conidium) are spores produced at the tip of special branches called conidiophores.
Oidia
Oidia (singular: oidium).
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fusidic
fusidic, a. Biochem. (fjuːˈsɪdɪk) [f. mod.L. Fusid-ium (see def.), f. L. fūs-us spindle + conidium: see -ic.] fusidic acid: a steroid, C31H48O6, with antibiotic properties, orig. isolated from a strain of the fungus Fusidium coccineum and esp. effective against Staphylococcus aureus.1962 W. O. Godtf...
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Arthroconidium
See also
Conidium
References
Fungal morphology and anatomy
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Colletotrichum somersetense
Presence of a unique filiform appendage at the apex of the conidium is the distinctive morphological character.
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prokaryotic
prokaryotic, a. Biol. (prəʊkærɪˈɒtɪk) Also -caryotic. [f. as prec. + -ic.] Having no nuclear membrane in its cell; belonging to the group of organisms so characterized, which comprises bacteria and blue-green algæ. Opp. eukaryotic.1957 [see prokaryon a.]. 1969 [see conidium]. 1974 Taxon XXIII. 246 C...
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Chlamydospore
See also
Conidium
Resting spore
Zygospore
References
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The chlamydospores of Candida albicans,
Chlamydospore development
Germ cells
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Beauveria
After conidium production, the conidiogenous cell elongates before producing another conidium atop a small denticle (a narrow projection bearing a conidium
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Sporeling
See also
Conidium (mitospore)
Sporogenesis
External links
British Pteridological Society: An introduction to ferns (contains a picture of a sporeling
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