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