Electrobiology of fungal hyphae
Harold, F.M.; Schreurs, W.J.; Harold, R.L.; Caldwell, J.H.
Microbiological Sciences 2(12): 363-366
1985
ISSN/ISBN: 0265-1351 PMID: 2856375 Document Number: 243321
Hyphae of many fungi drive electric currents through themselves. In Achlya bisexualis the current is carried by protons which enter the apical region by symport with amino acids and are expelled distally. The proton current may play a role in the spatial localization of apical growth.