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Review
. 2009 Jan 13;106(2):351-2.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.0811994106. Epub 2009 Jan 7.

Trimorphic stepping stones pave the way to fungal virulence

Robert J Bastidas  1 , Joseph Heitman
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Review

Trimorphic stepping stones pave the way to fungal virulence

Robert J Bastidas et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Figures

Fig. 1.
Fig. 1.
Fungal morphological transitions. (A) Yeast undergoes dimorphic transitions to pseudohyphae or hyphae controlled by different elements (X, Y). (B) A continuous transition from yeast to pseudohyphae to hyphae controlled by a dosage-dependent factor (x, X).
Fig. 2.
Fig. 2.
Evolution of fungal form and function. Mono-, di-, and trimorphic fungi are shown.
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