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Basidiospore Definitions:
A spore borne on the outside of a basidium following karyogamy and meiosis.
Prescott's Microbiology 9th Edition by Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood, Christopher J. Woolverton
A haploid spore produced by members of the Basidiomycota.
Essential Microbiology by Stuart Hogg
A sexual spore that arises from a basidium. Found in basidiomycota fungi.
Foundations in Microbiology by Kathleen Park Talaro, Arthur Talaro
Basidiospore Notes:
Basidiospores are reproductive spores that are produced by basidiomycetes fungi. These fungi are a grouping, which includes shelf fungi, smuts, rusts and mushrooms. These reproductive spores consist of one nucleus (haploid) which is the product of meiosis and basidia (specialized fungal cells) produce them.
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