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ascospore

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as·co·spore  (sk-spôr, -spr)
n.
A sexually produced fungal spore formed within an ascus.
asco·sporous (-spôrs, -spr-, s-kspr-s), asco·sporic (-spôrk, -spr-) adj.
ascospore  (sk-spôr)
A sexually produced fungal spore formed within an ascus of ascomycetes. Ascospores have a haploid number of chromosomes and are formed by meiosis of the diploid zygote that results when the nuclei of sexually compatible hyphae fuse together. When an ascospore is released and lands in a place that is rich in nutrients, it germinates and sends out hyphae of its own.
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Noun1.ascosporeascospore - sexually produced fungal spore formed within an ascus
spore - a small usually single-celled asexual reproductive body produced by many nonflowering plants and fungi and some bacteria and protozoans and that are capable of developing into a new individual without sexual fusion; "a sexual spore is formed after the fusion of gametes"


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On the basis of the above characteristics, and especially taking into account the ascospore ornamentation observed under scanning electron microscopy (Figure 2), we identified the isolate as N.
Cerebral Aspergillosis caused by Neosartorya hiratsukae, Brazil. ... by Colombo, Arnaldo Lopes / Emerging Infectious Diseases
They contained hyaline cylindrical asci, 9 x 80-90 [micro]m, with 8 ascospores each (Figure 2c); the latter were globose to ellipsoidal, pale brown, rough walled with age, and 8-9 x 10 [micro]m.
Disseminated Neocosmospora vasinfecta Infection in a Patient with ... by Tintelnot, Kathrin / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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