Conidiation

Conidiation is a biological process in which filamentous fungi reproduce asexually from spores. Rhythmic conidiation is the most obvious output of fungal circadian rhythms. Neurospora species are most often used to study this rhythmic conidiation. Physical stimuli, such as light exposure and mechanical injury to the mycelium trigger conidiation; however, conidiogenesis itself is a holistic response determined by the cell's metabolic state, as influenced by the environment and endogenous biological rhythms.^[1]

See also

Fungi portal

• Conidium

References

1. ^ "Reproduction without sex: conidiation in the fi... [Microbiology. 2010] - PubMed - NCBI". Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. 2011-10-03. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20688823. Retrieved 2011-11-14. 

• Patricia L. Lakin-Thomas and Stuart Brody, Circadian Rhythms in Microorganisms: New Complexities, Annu. Rev. Microbiol. 2004. 58:489–519 doi: 10.1146/annurev.micro.58.030603.123744, Copyright 2004 by Annual Reviews.