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Nutrition and growth of pathogenic fungi
Nutrition:
- Fungi obtain their nutrients by absorption
They secrete enzymes that breakdown the organic material then fungal cells absorb the nutrients through their cell walls.
- Fungi may live as
- Saprophytes on dead, decaying organic matter, or
- Parasites on living organisms.
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Growth:
- Yeast growth:
- Budding
- Germ Tubes
in dimorphic fungi, yeast cells can also form germ tubes and then hyphae
- Mould growth:
moulds grow by elongation at the tips of their hyphae.
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