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Many fungal pathogens are dimorphic in nature, existing in “yeast” and “hyphal” “forms”. The “transition” between these “forms” is often stimulated and controlled by environmental factors and significant fungal virulence factors. The literature review shows that fungi’s growth, fungal “morphogenesis”, and invasion of the host by fungi are often associated with fungal virulence. The “morphogenesis” of fungal cells generates various “forms” like “yeast”, “hyphal”, and “pseudohyphal” “forms”. The “yeast” and “hyphal” “forms” of the fungi are having certain advantages in invading host and fungal virulence. The three properties of “morphogenesis” in fungal cells are symmetry breaking, polarity maintenance, and depolarization. The equilibrium involving polarity preservation and depolarization produces variety of cell shapes in fungi. This chapter reviews “morphogenesis” of filamentous fungi, role, and their relevance to entomopathogenicity. |
