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Cytochalasin B causes the hyphae ofAspergillus nidulans either to branch more frequently or to form “beaded” filaments. This is interpreted as failure to sustain the concentration of wall growth materials at a single point near the cell surface; remoter sites are unaffected.
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Oliver, P.T.P. Influence of cytochalasin B on hyphal morphogenesis ofAspergillus nidulans . Protoplasma 76, 279–281 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01280703
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