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Introduction: Microscopic, branched filaments known as hyphae, form a distinctive body of fungi that is known as mycelium. Fungi are eukaryotic in nature. They have both, disease-causing and disease-curing species. Mushrooms are one of the most common examples of fungi. Fungi can either be microscopic or macroscopic. The study of fungi is known as mycology.
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