Fungal Biology

  1. Growth and Development
    1. Spore Biology
      1. Spore Formation
        1. Sporulation Triggers
          1. Developmental Programs
            1. Spore Maturation
            2. Spore Structure
              1. Wall Composition
                1. Internal Organization
                  1. Protective Mechanisms
                  2. Germination Process
                    1. Activation Requirements
                      1. Metabolic Reactivation
                        1. Germ Tube Emergence
                      2. Hyphal Growth
                        1. Apical Extension
                          1. Growth Machinery
                            1. Vesicle Delivery
                              1. Wall Synthesis
                              2. Branching Control
                                1. Branch Initiation
                                  1. Branching Frequency
                                    1. Growth Direction
                                    2. Hyphal Fusion
                                      1. Anastomosis Formation
                                        1. Genetic Recognition
                                          1. Network Development
                                        2. Colony Development
                                          1. Radial Growth
                                            1. Growth Rate Factors
                                              1. Nutrient Gradients
                                                1. Spatial Organization
                                                2. Vertical Development
                                                  1. Aerial Hyphae
                                                    1. Reproductive Structures
                                                      1. Spore Dispersal
                                                      2. Colony Interactions
                                                        1. Self Recognition
                                                          1. Incompatibility Systems
                                                            1. Resource Competition
                                                          2. Morphological Differentiation
                                                            1. Specialized Structures
                                                              1. Sclerotia Formation
                                                                1. Rhizomorph Development
                                                                  1. Appressorium Formation
                                                                  2. Reproductive Development
                                                                    1. Sexual Structure Formation
                                                                      1. Asexual Sporulation
                                                                        1. Fruiting Body Development
                                                                        2. Environmental Morphogenesis
                                                                          1. Stress Responses
                                                                            1. Adaptive Structures
                                                                              1. Survival Forms

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                                                                          5. Reproduction and Life Cycles