# Conidiation

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**Conidiation** is a [biological](/source/Biology) process in which [filamentous fungi](/source/Filamentous_fungi) reproduce [asexually](/source/Asexuality) from [spores](/source/Spores). Rhythmic conidiation is the most obvious output of fungal [circadian rhythms](/source/Circadian_rhythms). *Neurospora* species are most often used to study this rhythmic conidiation. Physical stimuli, such as [light](/source/Light) exposure and mechanical injury to the [mycelium](/source/Mycelium) trigger conidiation; however, conidiogenesis itself is a holistic response determined by the cell's metabolic state, as influenced by the environment and endogenous biological rhythms.[1]

## See also

- [Conidium](/source/Conidium)

## References

1. Steyaert, Johanna M.; Weld, Richard J.; Mendoza-Mendoza, Artemio; Stewart, Alison (2010). "Reproduction without sex: conidiation in the filamentous fungus *Trichoderma*". *Microbiology*. **156** (10): 2887–900. [doi:10.1099/mic.0.041715-0](https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.041715-0). [PMID 20688823](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20688823)

## Further reading

- Lakin-Thomas, Patricia L. & Brody, Stuart (2004). "CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS IN MICROORGANISMS: New Complexities". *Annual Review of Microbiology*. **58**: 489–519. [doi:10.1146/annurev.micro.58.030603.123744](https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.micro.58.030603.123744). [PMID 15487946](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15487946)

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