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What are fungi,molds and yeasts ?

please tell about the three terms in easy and concised language.

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  • mold and yeast both are fungi.br /mold is a type of fungus that grows in multicellular filaments .In contrast, strongyeast/strong is a type of fungus that grows as a single cell.


  • Fungi are eukaryotic microorganisms. Fungi can occur as yeast, molda , or as a combination of both forms . some fungi are capable of causing superficial, cutaneous, subcutaneous, systemic or allergic diseases. yeasts are microscopic fungi consisting of solitary cells that reproduce by budding.


  • A strongmold /strongor strongmould/strong is a strongfungus/strong that grows in the form of multicellular filaments called hyphae. In contrast, strongfungi/strong that can adopt a single-celled growth habit are called strongyeasts/strong. ... The network of these tubular branching hyphae, called a mycelium, is considered a single organism.


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