Hyphae are filaments made up from multicellular molds.

Hyphae

Pseudohyphae occurs when budding yeast reproduce daughter cells that stick together forming a short chain that appears visually similar to hyphae.

Pseudohyphae

Dimorphic fungi are capable of changing their appearances depending on environmental conditions, which is important for infections as it allows them to survive diverse environments. 

Dimorphic Fungi

Chitin makes up fungal cell walls, differentiating them rom plant and protist cell walls which consist of cellulose. 

Chitin

- Hyphae
- Pseudophyphae
- Dimorphic Fungi
-  Chitin

The name Fungi encompasses a diverse group of heterotrophic organisms both macroscopic, like mushrooms and molds, and microscopic such as yeasts and spores.

Fungi

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A mushroom is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground, on soil, or on its food source.

The standard for the name "mushroom" is the cultivated white button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus; hence the word "mushroom" is most often applied to those fungi (Basidiomycota, Agaricomycetes) that have a stem (stipe), a cap (pileus), and gills (lamellae, sing. lamella) on the underside of the cap.

Mushroom

Mycology

Fungi in Healthcare

Physical Characteristics of Different Fungi

Fungi may exhibit sexual or asexual reproduction 

Reproduction of Fungi

Fungi is a diverse kingdom that can be broken down into seven phyla:
- Ascomycota
- Basidiomycota
- Blastocladiomycota
- Chytridiomycota
- Glomeromycota
- Microsporidia
- Neocallimastigomycota

Fungal Diversity 

Lichens are nonpathogenic microorganism that is a combination of green algae and fungus. They can be found commonly slowly growing on rocks or plants.

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