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Fungus. an Aspergillus conidiophore. A fungus ( pl.: fungi [3] or funguses [4]) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one of the traditional eukaryotic kingdoms, along with Animalia, Plantae and either ...
v. t. e. Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungi, including their taxonomy, genetics, biochemical properties, and use by humans. Fungi can be a source of tinder, food, traditional medicine, as well as entheogens, poison, and infection. Mycology branches into the field of phytopathology, the study of plant diseases.
Fungal infection, also known as mycosis, is a disease caused by fungi. [5] [13] Different types are traditionally divided according to the part of the body affected; superficial, subcutaneous, and systemic. [3] [6] Superficial fungal infections include common tinea of the skin, such as tinea of the body, groin, hands, feet and beard, and yeast ...
A mold ( US, PH) or mould ( UK, CW) is one of the structures that certain fungi can form. The dust-like, colored appearance of molds is due to the formation of spores containing fungal secondary metabolites. The spores are the dispersal units of the fungi. [1] [2] Not all fungi form molds. Some fungi form mushrooms; others grow as single cells ...
Mycelium is an important food source for many soil invertebrates. They are vital to agriculture and are important to almost all species of plants, many species co-evolving with the fungi. Mycelium is a primary factor in some plants’ health, nutrient intake and growth, with mycelium being a major factor to plant fitness .
Microfungi or micromycetes are fungi — eukaryotic organisms such as molds, mildews and rusts —which have microscopic spore -producing structures. [1] They exhibit tube tip-growth and have cell walls composed of chitin, a polymer of N -acetylglucosamine. Microfungi are a paraphyletic group, distinguished from macrofungi only by the absence ...
Pathogenic fungi are fungi that cause disease in humans or other organisms. Although fungi are eukaryotic, many pathogenic fungi are microorganisms. [1] Approximately 300 fungi are known to be pathogenic to humans; [2] their study is called " medical mycology ". Fungal infections are estimated to kill more people than either tuberculosis or ...
List of bioluminescent fungi. Found largely in temperate and tropical climates, currently there are more than 113 known species of bioluminescent fungi, all of which are members of the order Agaricales ( Basidiomycota) with one possible exceptional ascomycete belonging to the order Xylariales. [1] All known bioluminescent Agaricales are ...