Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9781259709227
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor, Heidi Smith
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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The relationship between fungal hyphae and the production of a mycelium.

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There are two types of cells that constitute fungi- yeasts and hyphae. While yeast is round, hyphae are long structures that appear to be threaded. Hyphae form the body of molds.

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