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chlamydospore

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chlamydospore /chlam·y·do·spore/ (klam´i-do-spor?) a thick-walled intercalary or terminal asexual spore formed by the rounding-up of a cell; it is not shed.
chlamydospore
a thick-walled intercalary or terminal asexual fungal spore formed by the rounding-up of a cell; it is not shed. Formed by differentiation of hyphae; seen in Candida and Histoplasma spp.
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dubliniensis form true hyphae (germ tubes) and thick-walled cells referred to as chlamydospores, both of which are used by mycology diagnostic laboratories in identifying these species (1).
Fungal Biofilms and drug resistance by Meiller, Timothy F. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
No chlamydospores were observed on any of the media examined.
Paecilomyces lilacinus vaginitis in an immunocompetent patient by Rinaldi, Michael G. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
All yeast isolates were initially identified by germ tube and chlamydospore formation as C.
Candida dubliniensis Candidemia in Patients with Chemotherapy-Induced ... by Verweij, Paul E. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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