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Spermidine is required for morphogenesis in the human pathogenic fungus, Penicillium marneffei.
Fungal genetics and biology : FG & B - 1 Jan 2000
Kummasook Aksarakorn, Cooper Chester R, Sakamoto Akihiko, Terui Yusuke, Kashiwagi Keiko, Vanittanakom Nongnuch
Abstract excerpt
Penicillium marneffei is a thermally dimorphic fungus that is a highly significant pathogen of immune compromised persons living or having traveled in Southeast Asia. When cultured at 25°C, the wild-type strain of P. marneffei exhibits a mycelial morphology that is marked by the development of specialized structures bearing conidia. Incubation of the wild type at 37°C, however, promotes the development of a yeast...
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