Saccharomyces Cerevisiae as a Novel Organism
Definition Saccharomyces cerevisiae (also known as “Baker’s Yeast” or “Brewer’s Yeast”) is a unicellular fungus responsible for alcohol production and bread formation. Cultured for thousands …
Fungi
Mycology: Definition, History, and Careers
Mycology Definition Mycology is the study of fungi, their relationships to each other and other organisms, and the unique biochemistry which sets them apart from …
Hyphae: Definition, Function, and Classification
Hyphae Definition Hyphae are comprised of hypha, which are the long filamentous branches found in fungi and actinobacteria. Hyphae are important structures required for growth …
Conidia (Conidiospores) | Fungal Spores
Conidiospores, commonly known as conidia, are asexual reproductive structures. The word is derived from the Greek konidion, a diminutive of konis, meaning dust. Conidia are …
Chlamydospores | Fungal spores
In most groups of fungi, terminal or intercalary segments of the mycelium may become packed with lipid reserves and develop thick walls within the original …
Oospores | Fungal spores
An oospore is a sexually produced spore that develops from unequal gametangial copulation or markedly unequal (oogamous) gametic fusion. It is the characteristic sexually produced …
Basidiospores | Fungal spores
Basidiospores are the sexual spores that characterize a large group of fungi, the Basidiomycota, or basidiomycetes. In comparison with the morphological diversity of ascospores, basidiospores …
Ascospores |Fungal Spores
Ascospores are the characteristic spores of the largest group of fungi, the Ascomycota or ascomycetes. They are meiospores and are formed in the developing ascus …
Sporangiospores | Fungal Spores
In the Zygomycota, and especially in the Mucorales, the asexual spores are contained in globose sporangia or cylindrical merosporangia. Because they are non-motile, the spores …
Zoospores| what are Zoospores?
Zoospores are spores that are self-propelled by means of flagella. Propulsion is often coupled with chemotactic movement, zoospores having the ability to sense chemicals diffusing …