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Boundless Microbiology
Microbial Evolution, Phylogeny, and Diversity
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Microbiology

Section 17

Fungi

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Boundless Microbiology
Microbiology
by Boundless
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Characteristics of Fungi

Fungi, latin for mushroom, are eukaryotes which are responsible for decomposition and nutrient cycling through the environment.

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Fungi as Plant, Animal, and Human Pathogens

From crop and food spoilage to severe infections in animal species, fungal parasites and pathogens are wide spread and difficult to treat.

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Fungi Habitat, Decomposition, and Recycling

Fungi are the major decomposers of nature; they break down organic matter which would otherwise not be recycled.

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Chytridiomycota: The Chytrids

Chytrids are the most primitive group of fungi and the only group that possess gametes with flagella.

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Zygomycota: The Conjugated Fungi

Zygomycota, a small group in the fungi kingdom, can reproduce asexually or sexually, in a process called conjugation.

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Glomeromycota

Glomeromycetes are an important group of fungi that live in close symbiotic association with the roots of trees and plants.

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Ascomycota: The Sac Fungi

Most fungi belong to the Phylum Ascomycota, which uniquely forms of an ascus, a sac-like structure that contains haploid ascospores.

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Basidiomycota: The Club Fungi

The basidiomycota are mushroom-producing fungi with developing, club-shaped fruiting bodies called basidia on the gills under its cap.

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