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    Deuteromycetes, also known as Fungi Imperfecti, are fungi that reproduce asexually through spores called conidia. This group includes many common molds like Penicillium, Aspergillus, and Fusarium. Conidiogenesis is the process of conidia formation. Specialized cells called conidiogenous cells produce conidia through various types of blastic or thallic development. Identification of Deuteromycetes involves microscopic examination of conidiogenesis, conidiophore structures, and conidia characteristics.

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    Deuteromycetes, also known as Fungi Imperfecti, are fungi that reproduce asexually through spores called conidia. This group includes many common molds like Penicillium, Aspergillus, and Fusarium. Conidiogenesis is the process of conidia formation. Specialized cells called conidiogenous cells produce conidia through various types of blastic or thallic development. Identification of Deuteromycetes involves microscopic examination of conidiogenesis, conidiophore structures, and conidia characteristics.

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    Deuteromycetes, also known as Fungi Imperfecti, are fungi that reproduce asexually through spores called conidia. This group includes many common molds like Penicillium, Aspergillus, and Fusarium. Conidiogenesis is the process of conidia formation. Specialized cells called conidiogenous cells produce conidia through various types of blastic or thallic development. Identification of Deuteromycetes involves microscopic examination of conidiogenesis, conidiophore structures, and conidia characteristics.

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    Deuteromycetes, also known as Fungi Imperfecti, are fungi that reproduce asexually through spores called conidia. This group includes many common molds like Penicillium, Aspergillus, and Fusarium. Conidiogenesis is the process of conidia formation. Specialized cells called conidiogenous cells produce conidia through various types of blastic or thallic development. Identification of Deuteromycetes involves microscopic examination of conidiogenesis, conidiophore structures, and conidia characteristics.

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    Deuteromycetes

    Deuteromycetes or Fungi Imperfecti are fungi without a teleomorph Most food- and airborne fungi belong to this group: Penicillium, Aspergillus, Fusarium Cladosporium etc. This group of fungi is artificial and is characterized by their way of sporulation See key on page 55-57

    Deuteromycetes
    This fungal group can be divided as
    Coelomycetes Hyphomycetes or Moniliales

    Conidiogenesis
    Conidiogenesis = the mode of conidium formation Conidia = specialized non-motile asexual spore Conidiogenous cell = specialized cell which give rise to the conidia Conidiophore = entire system of fertile hyphae
    Conidiogenesis in pycnidia in Phoma

    Conidium Conidiogenous cell Conidiophore

    Vegetative cells of the conidiophore

    Vegetative hypha Penicillium

    Important conidial types: Thallic

    conidia

    Arthroconidia Formed in chains = catenulate 58

    Thallic conidia in Geotrichum candidum

    Blastic conidiogenesis

    Truncate conidia in Epicoccum

    Important conidial types: Tretic conidia

    = poroconidia Formed on darkly pigmented, thick-walled conidiogenous cells After conidium secession, a recognizable pore in the wall of the conidiogenous cell marks the place where the conidium was formed

    Conidiogenous cell proliferation results in: Basipetal


    sequence

    Acropetal
    chains

    Sympodial
    sequence
    straight geniculate

    55d 56f

    Poroconidia in Alternaria

    Conidia in Conidia in unbranched chains Branched or or slimy heads unbranched chains

    Conidia on a geniculate or straight rachis

    Important conidial types:

    Phialidic conidia

    Formed on a phialide in basipetal succession

    Basipetal chains

    Important conidial types:

    Phialidic conidia
    56d,e

    Formed on a phialide in basipetal succession Arrangement: Basipetal chains slimy heads Conidia usually with no distinct or a narrow base

    Slimy heads

    Collarette

    Conidiogenous cell proliferation


    Annellidic conidiogenesis
    The conidiogenous cell = annellide Annellides elongate as successive blastoconidia are formed ring-like annellations are formed on the apex of the annellide due to percurrent proliferation

    Foodb 22b

    Scopulariopsis brevicaulis

    Identification of Deuteromycetes
    Annellated conidiogenous cell

    Conidia with truncate base

    Microscopical examination of the conidiogenesis and characteristics of the conidiophore and conidia Microscopical slides mostly prepared in lactic acid + aniline blue Chain or slimy head formation must be examined with a dissecting microscope or under low power with a light microscope In some cases adhesive tape (cellotape) preparation might be useful

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