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5.3 • Fungi 205<br />

diploid stages (Figure 5.31). This and other Saccharomyces species are used for brewing beer.<br />

Figure 5.29 (a) This brightfield micrograph shows ascospores being released from asci in the fungus Talaromyces flavus var. flavus. (b)<br />

This electron micrograph shows the conidia (spores) borne on the conidiophore of Aspergillus, a type of toxic fungus found mostly in soil<br />

and plants. (c) This brightfield micrograph shows the yeast Candida albicans, the causative agent of candidiasis and thrush. (credit a, b, c:<br />

modification of work by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)<br />

Figure 5.30<br />

These ascospores, lined up within an ascus, are produced sexually. (credit: Peter G. Werner)

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