Microbiology: Principles and Explorations 9th Edition

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ISBN 10: 1-11874-316-4
ISBN 13: 978-1-11874-316-4

Chapter 11 - Eukaryotic Microorganisms and Parasites - Self Quiz - Page 343: 7

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Many fungi reproduce sexually and asexually via budding. Saprophytic fungi are beneficial as decomposers and producers of antibiotics. Parasite fungi are medically, economically, and environmentally important because of their ability to produce diseases in plants, animals, and humans. The body or thallus of multicellular fungi consists of a mycelium, which is a loosely organized mass of threadlike structures called hyphae that are used for embedding within and digestion of decaying organic matter, living tissue, or soil. Not all hyphal cells of all fungi are separated by cross-walls called septa
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