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Germination is commonly used to monitor spore viability, but many fungal spores do not germinate readily. Rapid viability tests are needed. Methods were developed to monitor viability, based on enzyme ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — You might call Candida albicans a shape-shifter: As this fungus grows, it can multiply as single, oval-shaped cells called yeast or propagate in an elongated form called hypha, ...

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A protein called Sir2 may facilitate C. albicans' transition from ovoid yeast to thread-like hypha. C. albicans cells that were missing the Sir2 gene were less likely to form true hyphae in lab ...