Morphological development of the conidia produced by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis mycelial form.
P. brasiliensis conidia were studied for their ability to grow as yeasts or as molds according to temperature. Using a microculture system we found that such conidia shared the ability of the parent mycelium to transform directly into multiple-budding yeast cells at 36 degrees C or to produce germ tubes and branching mycelia if kept at 22 degrees C.
D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000254:growth & development*; D010228:Paracoccidioides / Q000166:cytology / Q000254:growth & development*; D013696:Temperature