ย ย TOPIC: BASICS OF MYCOLOGY
๐ KEY POINTS
๐นMycology is the study of fungi.
๐นThe cell wall of fungi possesses two characteristic cell structures: chitin and ergosterol.
๐นFungi grow in two basic forms, as yeasts and molds.ย
๐นElongation of the cell produces a tubular, thread-likeย structure called hypha (septate or nonseptate).
๐นAย tangled mass of hyphae constitutes the mycelium.ย
๐นFungi which form mycelia are called molds orย filamentous fungi.
๐นIn a growing colony of filamentousย fungus, the mycelium can be divided into the vegetativeย mycelium and the aerial mycelium.
๐นThe fungi are classified in the phylum Thallophyta.ย
๐นThe phylum consists of four classes of fungi: Zygomycetes, Ascomycetes, Basidiomycetes, andย Deuteromycetes or Fungi Imperfecti.
๐นThe fungi can also be classified as yeast, yeast-likeย fungi, molds and dimorphic fungi depending onย their morphology.