Introduction to Clinical Mycology

Hyphae

November 2011

Now this is an example of the hyphae. This is an electron micrograph where you can see these garden hose structures I told you about and there is a septum. That cross wall that divides that organism up and there would be another septum probably down below it there. It allows that organism to be compartmentalized so that if it happens to break apart, then each compartment can then grow and start a new colony. It's a mode of survival for these organisms.

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