an asexual spore formed at the tip of a specialized hypha (conidiophore) in fungi such as Penicillium
Derived forms
conidial (coˈnidial) or conidian (coˈnidian)
adjective
Word origin
C19: from New Latin, from Greek konis dust + ium
Examples of 'conidia' in a sentence
conidia
Conidia which landed on the cuticle germinated within four to six hours.
N. Hashim, Y.B. Ibrahim, Y.H. Tan 2017, 'ELECTRON MICROSCOPY OF ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGAL INVASION ON THE CABBAGE-HEART CATERPILLARCROCIDOLOMIA BINOTALIS ZELLER (LEPIDOPTERA: PYRALIDAE)', ASEAN Journal on Science and Technology for Developmenthttp://www.ajstd.org/index.php/ajstd/article/view/343. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Most species produce two main types of spores, conidia and resting spores.
Ann E. Hajek, Donald C. Steinkraus, Louela A. Castrillo 2018, 'Sleeping Beauties: Horizontal Transmission via Resting Spores of Species in the Entomophthoromycotina',Insectshttp://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/9/3/102. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Some isolates produced a large number of conidia, mainly in soil-extract agar medium.
Richini-Pereira Virgínia, Macoris Severino, Bosco Sandra, Theodoro Raquel, Reis Gabriela,Bagagli Eduardo, Terçarioli Gisela 2007, 'Ecological study of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis in soil: growth ability,conidia production and molecular detection', BMC Microbiologyhttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/7/92. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The production of conidia on rice media was also evaluated.
Richard Ian Samuels, Déborah Lucienne Araújo Coracini 2004, 'Selection of Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae isolates for the controlof Blissus antillus (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae) Seleção de isolados Beauveria Bassianae Metarhizium Anisopliae para o controle de Blissus Antillus', Scientia Agricolahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90162004000300005. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
No difference of activity was found between conidia and hyphal bodies tested.
C Luz, MHH Tai, AH Santos, HHG Silva 2008, 'Impact of moisture on survival of Aedes aegypti eggs and ovicidal activity of Metarhiziumanisopliae under laboratory conditions', Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762008000200016. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
A decrease in macrophage viability similar to that caused by conidia was detected.
Mariana I. D. S. Xisto, Vera C. B. Bittencourt, Livia Cristina Liporagi-Lopes, RosaM. T. Haido, Morena S. A. Mendonça, Guilherme Sassaki, Rodrigo T. Figueiredo, MariaTeresa V. Romanos, Eliana Barreto-Bergter 2015, 'O-Glycosylation in Cell Wall Proteins in Scedosporium prolificans Is Critical forPhagocytosis and Inflammatory Cytokines Production by Macrophages', PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0123189. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Hyphae on flower leaves produced huge amounts of new conidia, thereby circumventing the infection cycle.
Jörg Bormann, Marike Johanne Boenisch, Elena Brückner, Demet Firat, Wilhelm Schäfer 2014, 'The Adenylyl Cyclase Plays a Regulatory Role in the Morphogenetic Switch from Vegetativeto Pathogenic Lifestyle of Fusarium graminearum on Wheat', PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0091135. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Molecular methods allow fungal identification irrespective of the presence of conidia or their morphology.
Alexander Feckler, Anne Schrimpf, Mirco Bundschuh, Felix Bärlocher, Patrick Baudy,Julien Cornut, Ralf Schulz 2017, 'Quantitative real-time PCR as a promising tool for the detection and quantificationof leaf-associated fungal species – A proof-of-concept using Alatospora pulchella',PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0174634. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Confirmed mortality presented positive and linear correlation with the conidia concentrations.
Marcos Roberto Barboza, Dener Nascimento Silva, Sebastião Brasil Campos Lustosa, EdsonHirose 2011, 'Patogenicidade do fungo entomopatogênico Beauveria bassiana sobre o percevejo Collariascenica (Hemiptera: Miridae) / Pathogenicity of entomopathogenic fungus Beauveriabassiana against the grass bug Collaria scenica (Hemiptera: Miridae)', Ambiênciahttp://revistas.unicentro.br/index.php/ambiencia/article/view/1088/1328. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Internalization of conidia was observed at 6 h postchallenge and not prior.
Helen R. Clark, Allison B. Powell, Kelsey A. Simmons, Tariq Ayubi, Shiv D. Kale 2019, 'Endocytic Markers Associated with the Internalization and Processing of Aspergillusfumigatus Conidia by BEAS-2B Cells', mSpherehttps://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00663-18. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)