Morphogenesis in fungi is often induced by extracellular factors and executed by fungal
genetic factors. Cell surface changes and alterations of the microenvironment often …

Many fungal pathogens undergo morphological transformations during host invasion.
However, the significance of this for fungal pathogenesis is not clear. Both yeast and hyphal …

Fungi generally display either of two growth modes, yeast-like or filamentous, whereas
dimorphic fungi, upon environmental stimuli, are able to switch between the yeast-like and …

Pathogenic fungi have become an increasingly common cause of systemic disease in
healthy people and those with impaired immune systems. Although a vast number of fungal …

Morphological changes are required for eukaryotic pathogens to cause disease. However, it
is only now becoming clear how such transitions are linked to virulence in human …

Many pathogenic and non-pathogenic fungi possess the ability to alter their morphology.
The major fungal pathogens can grow vegetatively in multiple morphologies, including …

Two modes of cellular morphogenesis predominate within the fungal kingdom; yeast growth
and hyphal growth. The availability of complete genome sequences that span the kingdom …

The ability of pathogenic fungi to switch between a multicellular hyphal and unicellular yeast
growth form is a tightly regulated process known as dimorphic switching. Dimorphic …

Morphogenetic transitions between budding and filamentous growth forms are thought to
contribute to the virulence of Candida albicans. We review the major advances in our …

Morphological changes are a very common and effective strategy for pathogens to survive in
the mammalian host. During interactions with their host, human pathogenic fungi undergo …