Candida albicans may also asexual spores called blastoconidia (blastospores) develop in clusters along the hyphae, often at the points of branching. Under certain growth conditions, thick-walled survival spores called chlamydoconidia (chlamydospores) may also form at the tips or as a part of the hyphae.
PC can form chlamydospores when conditions are not favourable to it. These are hard shelled spores (almost like a seed) which can survive for years in soil without any plant material. Current science thinks this could be up to or more than ten years. A chlamydospore could theoretically survive without soil as well though they are usually found in soil.
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