Chlamydospore

Chlamydospore

A Chlamydospore is the thick-walled big resting spore of several kinds of fungi. It is the life-stage which survives in unfavourable conditions, such as dry or hot seasons.

Chlamydospores of the yeast Candida albicans

Chlamydospores are usually dark-coloured, spherical, and have a smooth (non-ornamented) surface. They are multicellular, the cells being connected by pores in septae between cells.

Chlamydospores are a result of asexual (thus being actually conidia called chlamydoconidia) or sexual reproduction(rare). Teliospores are special kind of chlamydospores of rusts and smuts.

See also

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  • chlamydospore — [klə mid′ə spôr΄, klam′ə dō΄spôr] n. [< Gr chlamyd (see CHLAMYDATE) + O + SPORE] an enlarged, thick walled resting spore formed between the vegetative cells of a filamentous fungus or certain protozoans …   English World dictionary

  • Chlamydospore — chlamidospora statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Kai kurių grybų spora, turinti storą apvakalą, išliekanti gyva ir nepalankiomis augimui sąlygomis. Patekusi į tinkamas sąlygas dygsta ir išauga į siūlišką grybieną. atitikmenys:… …   Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

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  • chlamydospore — noun Etymology: Latin chlamyd , chlamys + International Scientific Vocabulary spore Date: 1884 a thick walled usually resting fungal spore …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • chlamydospore — (klam ī do spōr ) An asexually produced, thick walled resting spore formed by some fungi …   Dictionary of microbiology

  • chlamydospore — /kleuh mid euh spawr , spohr /, n. a thick walled, asexual, resting spore of certain fungi and algae. [1880 85; < Gk chlamyd (s. of chlamýs) CHLAMYS + O + SPORE] * * * …   Universalium

  • Chlamydospore — Sommaire 1 Définition 2 Aspect 3 Voir aussi 3.1 Articles connexes 3.2 Liens externes …   Wikipédia en Français

  • chlamydospore — chla·mydo·spore klə mid ə .spō(ə)r, .spȯ(ə)r n a thick walled usu. resting fungal spore * * * chlam·y·do·spore (klamґĭ do spor″) [Gr. chlamys cloak + spore] chlamydoconidium …   Medical dictionary

  • chlamydospore — n. thick coated asexual spore …   English contemporary dictionary

  • chlamydospore — [ klamɪdə(ʊ)spɔ:] noun Botany (in certain fungi) a thick walled hyphal cell which functions like a spore. Origin C19: from Gk khlamus, khlamud cloak + spore …   English new terms dictionary

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