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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.

Candidiasis – Types, Causative Agent, Treatment, Prevention, Symptoms

Candidiasis - Types, Causative Agent, Treatment, Prevention, Symptoms

Candidiasis Properties Pathogenesis and Immunity  Candida spp. are typically present as part of the normal flora on the oral cavity, gastrointestinal system, and vaginal mucosa. Candida exhibits colonisation at these sites in over 80% of healthy individuals. However, the organism is rarely seen on the surface of normal human skin, with the exception of the … Read more

Microsporum spp. culture, infections, treatment, prevention.

Microsporum spp.

Hey, if you’re a student of microbiology then you’re familiar with the term Microsporum spp. but if you’re from another field I don’t think you’re familiar with the term. If you are familiar then let me know in the comment section.  Now, let me explain you in a brief; There are some skin infections in … Read more

Contribution of Microbiologists: Joseph Lister, Alexander Fleming, Edward Jenner, Lazzaro Spallanzani, Martinus Beijerinck.

Contribution of Microbiologists

Contribution of Microbiologists 1. Joseph Lister Contributions 2. Alexander Fleming Contribution In September 1928, during his research on Staphylococcus aureus, he left open a petri plate of Staphylococcus at his window. When he came back to his laboratory from a vacation with his family, he noticed that the plate in which he was left open … Read more

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