| umls-concept:C2265289 | skos:definition | GO: The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the chlamydospore over time, from its formation to the mature structure. A chlamydospores is a mitotic (asexual) one-celled spore, produced primarily for survival, not dispersal, originating endogenously and singly within part of a pre-existing cell and possessing an inner secondary and often thickened cell wall. An example of this is found in Candida albicans. [GOC:mcc, GOC:mtg_sensu, ISBN:085199377X, PMID:14663094] | lld:umls |
