We've just released a new feature: Text Annotation & Highlight - Add notes and highlights to articles! Login required.

Working Distance – Definition, Measurement, Types, Importance

Working Distance - Definition, Measurement, Types, Importance

What is Working Distance? Working distance is defined as the distance that is maintained between the “objective lens” and the specimen, during focusing; it is measured along the optical axis of the microscope. It is considered critical, because it determines the space available for manipulating the specimen, adding reagents, or using tools; a short working … Read more

How to Use a Compound Microscope

How to Use a Compound Microscope

A compound microscope is a laboratory instrument with high magnification power, which is consists of more than one lenses.

Sporothrix schenckii – Morphology, Pathogenesis, Transmission

Sporothrix schenckii - Morphology, Pathogenesis, Transmission

Sporothrix schenckii is a globally distributed fungus that was first isolated from a human specimen in 1896 by medical student Benjamin Schenck. The species is found in soil as well as on living and decaying plant matter, such as peat moss, and in soil. It is capable of infecting both humans and animals and is … Read more

Fungi: Types of Fungi and Their Reproduction.

Types of Fungi and Their Reproduction

In this article, we will learn about the Types of Fungi and Their Reproduction. There are present 5 types of fungi such as Chytridiomycota, Zygomycota, Glomeromycota, Ascomycota, and Basidiomycota. Fungi reproduce by vegetative, sexual, and asexual method. The sexual reproduction is accomplished by the mating of haploid hyphae and form a diploid spore called a … Read more

Economic Importance of Fungi In Medicine, Industry, Agriculture, and Food.

Economic Importance of Fungi

In this article, we will learn about the Economic Importance of Fungi in agriculture, industries, medicine, etc. There are present a huge number of fungi, which has tremendous economic importance to humans. Every day we benefited or were harmed directly or indirectly by those fungi. They help in yielding antibiotics, maintain the soil fertility, cause … Read more

Reproduction of Fungi – Sexual, Asexual and Vegetative Reproduction

Reproduction of Fungi: Sexual, Asexual and Vegetative Reproduction

There are different modes of reproduction in fungi such as sexual, asexual, and vegetative modes of reproduction. There are involve different methods in asexual mode, sexual mode, and vegetative mode of reproduction, each of these methods are discussed below; Different modes of reproduction in fungi Mainly there are three types of reproduction in fungi such … Read more

Schizosaccharomyces: Morphology, Reproduction, life cycle

Schizosaccharomyces: Morphology, Reproduction, life cycle

The S. octosporous contain a haploid somatic cell. During the favorable condition, cells undergo through asexual cycle known as fission and haplobiontic sexual cycle.

Saccharomyces Life cycle, Morphology, Economic Importance.

Saccharomyces cerevisiae Life cycle, Morphology, Economic Importance.

Yeast or Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a eukaryotic, unicellular microorganism and a member of the fungus kingdom. These are the unicellular microorganism which is evolved from multicellular ancestors.

Parasexual cycle in Fungi

Parasexual cycle of Fungi

The Parasexual Cycle is defined as a cycle in which plasmogamy, karyogamy and meiosis (haploidisation) take place but not at a specified time or at specified points in the life-cycle of an organism.

Saprophytes – Definition, Types, Characteristics, Nutritions, Examples

Saprophytes: Definition, Examples, Characteristics

Sometimes referred to as saprotrophs saprophytes are organisms that receive nutrition from decaying and dead organic matter, particularly plant matter.

Ad Blocker Detected
We've detected that you're using an ad blocker. Some content may not display properly.
Why are you seeing this? Ad blockers can prevent certain content and features from loading correctly on our website.

To continue with the best experience: