Hyphal Growth in Trichosporon asahii Is Accelerated by the Addition of Magnesium

ABSTRACT Fungal dimorphism involves two morphologies: a unicellular yeast cell and a multicellular hyphal form. Invasion of hyphae into human cells causes severe opportunistic infections. The transition between yeast and hyphal forms is associated with the virulence of fungi; however, the mechanism...

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Main Authors: Keita Aoki, Kosuke Yamamoto, Moriya Ohkuma, Takashi Sugita, Naoto Tanaka, Masako Takashima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-06-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.04242-22