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Yeasts mainly reproduce via asexual division by budding in which daughter cells separate from parent cells via the formation of a cross-wall budding point.
Yeasts mainly reproduce via asexual division by budding in which daughter cells separate from parent cells via the formation of a cross-wall budding point.
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===Fungal Disease===
Fungal disease usually manifests using at least one of three mechanisms; tissue invasion (mycosis), toxin production (mycotoxicosis) and induction of hypersensitivity.
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'''Mycoses'''
If the mycosis is restricted to superficial tissues, this can be classified as either dermatomycoses or dermatophytoses. Dermatomycoses are usually opportunistic infections of the skin or muco-cutaneous junctions. Often this is caused by ''Candida'' species or ''Malassezia pachydermatis''. Dermatophytoses are clinically more important than dermatomycoses as they are zoonotic and are often associated with the invasion and destruction of keratinised structures such as ''Microsporum'' species and ''Trichophyton'' species.