Spermidine is required for morphogenesis in the human pathogenic fungus, Penicillium marneffei

• Main Authors: Aksarakorn Kummasook, Chester R. Cooper, Akihiko Sakamoto, Yusuke Terui, Keiko Kashiwagi, Nongnuch Vanittanakom
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Immunology and Microbiology
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84884592310&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/52212
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Penicillium marneffei is a thermally dimorphic fungus that is a highly significant pathogen of immune compromised persons living or having traveled in Southeast Asia. When cultured at 25. °C, the wild-type strain of P. marneffei exhibits a mycelial morphology that is marked by the development of spe...