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4. Dimorphic fungi may exhibit two different growth forms. Outside the body they grow as a mold, producing hyphae and asexual reproductive spores, but in the body they grow in a yeast-like form. 5. The appearance of a mold and the type of spores it produces is useful in its identification.. Dimorphic fungi. Dimorphic fungi may exhibit two different growth forms. Outside the body they grow as a mold, producing hyphae and asexual reproductive spores, but in the body they grow in a non-mycelial yeast form.
Here we consider several examples of yeasts and dimorphic fungi: 1  the common baker's yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 2  the genus Cryptococcus, which includes C. neoformans, a pathogen of humans. 3  the dimorphic fungus Candida albicans which can be a significant pathogen of humans.  some of the common leaf surface yeasts.