<i>S. cerevisiae</i>, With and Without Filaments (IMAGE)

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

<i>S. cerevisiae</i>, With and Without Filaments

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The yeast on the right was cultured without indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) in the lab of Reeta Prusty Rao at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The yeast on the left was exposed to IAA and began to grow filaments. Before fungi can infect a host, they first must grow filaments that look like twigs on a leafless tree.

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Reeta Prusty Rao, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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