But how does this switching ability occur? “When we got rid of the Sir2 gene, we saw less of the true hyphae form,” says Zhao, first author and a PhD candidate in biological sciences, College of Arts ...

To prove the fungus was receiving a benefit from the bacteria, the scientists labeled carbon molecules ... bacteria they are cultivating. Fungi have hyphae, which are root-like filaments that ...

Fungal threads (hyphae) are adept at penetrating through seemingly impenetrable surfaces by extending through tiny gaps that allows them to spread over large areas forming a meshwork of ...

In a new study, researchers have been able to demonstrate that these so-called fungal hyphae also form a hot spot for gene transfer between bacteria. In this way, fungi ensure high bacterial diver ...

C. albicans cells that were missing the Sir2 gene were less likely to form true hyphae in lab experiments than cells of the same species that had that gene. You might call Candida albicans a shape ...