MORPHOGENESIS OF FILOBASIDIELLA-NEOFORMANS, SEXUAL STATE OF CRYPTOCOCCUS-NEOFORMANS
MORPHOGENESIS OF FILOBASIDIELLA-NEOFORMANS, SEXUAL STATE OF CRYPTOCOCCUS-NEOFORMANS
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DOI:
10.2307/3758800
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发表时间:
1976-01-01
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影响因子:
2.8
通讯作者:
KWONCHUNG, KJ
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作者:
KWONCHUNG, KJ
Morphogenesis of F. neoformans (= C. neoformans) was studied. A dikaryotic mycelium with clamp connections is formed after conjugation of 2 yeast cells of opposite mating type. A nonseptate, slender basidium with an abruptly expanded apex arises laterally or terminally from the dikaryotic hypha. The zygote nucleus in the basidium undergoes meiosis and the 4 resulting haploid nuclei appear in the apical area of the basidium. As the nuclei divide by mitosis, uninucleate basidiospores are budded out from 4 spots on the apex of basidium. This basipetal budding produces long chains of basidiospores. Genetic analysis revealed a bipolar mating type system in this pathogen. The phylogenetic relationship of F. neoformans with other fungi is discussed.