This is an image of the hyphae, or threads, and fruiting bodies of an Aspergillus fungus. The tubelike branching structures are the hyphae (1), which make up the mycelium that is the main “body” of a ...

Skin scraping in 10% KOH will demonstrate fungal hyphae. Infected hairs when examined under Wood’s light will fluoresce a green-yellow color. Treatment is as follows: C. Pityriasis (tinea ...

Mechanically sensitive proteins called gellins sense and respond to protoplasm flowing out of severed hyphae, quickly sealing up injuries in these root-like structures of fungi. Viviane was a ...

However, hyphae come in different shapes: some have rounded tips, while others are pointed. Water molds, which are ...

The secret life of fungi unfolds underground where hyphae form spindly threads of mycelium that stretch out like vast ...