Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
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Author: John W. Foster, Joan L. Slonczewski
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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The comparison of the lifecycle of ascomycete with the chytridiomycetes along with their similarities.

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A fungus has a single filamentous or a multicellular body. The filament is known as hyphae. The fungal cell has a true nucleus and a large number of membrane-bound organelles. The kingdom fungi possess a vast number of living organisms collectively referred to as Ascomycota or true fungi. They play an essential role in the process of decomposition in the environment.

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