Fungal spore germination into yeast or mycelium: Possible implications of dimorphism in evolution and human pathogenesis

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 236-240

  Ghormade, Vandana ^a   Deshpande, Mukund V ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FUNGUS; GERMINATION; SPORE;

ARTICLE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS SPORE; GERMINATION; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; ZYGOMYCETES;

EVOLUTION; HUMANS; MYCOSES; SPORES, FUNGAL; TEMPERATURE; ZYGOMYCOTA;

EID: 0034039392     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001140050711     Document Type: Article

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