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thumb|Hyphae of Penicillium thumb|Fungal hyphae cells: (1) Hyphal wall. (2) Septum (cell biology)|Septum. (3) [[Mitochondrion. (4) Vacuole. (5) Ergosterol crystal. (6) Ribosome. (7) Nucleus. (8) Endoplasmic reticulum. (9) Lipid body. (10) Plasma membrane. (11) Spitzenkörper. (12) Golgi apparatus]] thumb|Hyphae growing on tomato sauce (the pale oblong objects to the side are [[rice grains)]] thumb|Aspergillus niger thumb|conidium|Conidia on conidiophores
A hypha is a long, thread-like filament that makes up the basic structure of fungi, containing various cellular components like a nucleus, mitochondria, and cell walls. Hyphae matter because they allow fungi to grow and spread through their environment, as seen when they colonize food sources like tomato sauce.
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Research
16,535 papers- Mechanisms of hypha orientation of fungi.ReviewCurrent opinion in microbiology · 2009Brand A, Gow NADOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2009.05.007
- How does a hypha grow? The biophysics of pressurized growth in fungi.ReviewNature reviews. Microbiology · 2011Lew RRDOI: 10.1038/nrmicro2591
- Hypha essential genes in Candida albicans pathogenesis of oral lichen planus: an in-vitro study.BMC oral health · 2021He H, Wang Y, Fan Y et al.DOI: 10.1186/s12903-021-01975-5
- Contributions of hyphae and hypha-co-regulated genes to Candida albicans virulence.ReviewCellular microbiology · 2005Kumamoto CA, Vinces MDDOI: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2005.00616.x
- Hypha-templated synthesis of carbon/ZnO microfiber for dopamine sensing in pork.Food chemistry · 2021Zhihua L, Xue Z, Xiaowei H et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.127646
- Architecture and development of the Neurospora crassa hypha -- a model cell for polarized growth.ReviewFungal biology · 2011Riquelme M, Yarden O, Bartnicki-Garcia S et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2011.02.008
- Yeast-to-hypha transition of Schizosaccharomyces japonicus in response to environmental stimuli.Molecular biology of the cell · 2019Kinnaer C, Dudin O, Martin SGDOI: 10.1091/mbc.E18-12-0774
- Inhibition of Yeast-to-Hypha Transition and Virulence of Candida albicans by 2-Alkylaminoquinoline Derivatives.Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy · 2019Meng L, Zhao H, Zhao S et al.DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01891-18
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thumb|Hyphae of Penicillium thumb|Fungal hyphae cells: (1) Hyphal wall. (2) Septum (cell biology)|Septum. (3) [[Mitochondrion. (4) Vacuole. (5) Ergosterol crystal. (6) Ribosome. (7) Nucleus. (8) Endoplasmic reticulum. (9) Lipid body. (10) Plasma membrane. (11) Spitzenkörper. (12) Golgi apparatus]] thumb|Hyphae growing on tomato sauce (the pale oblong objects to the side are [[rice grains)]] thumb|Aspergillus niger thumb|conidium|Conidia on conidiophores
A hypha (; ) is a long, branching, filamentous structure of a fungus, oomycete, or actinobacterium. In most fungi, hyphae are the main mode of vegetative growth, and are collectively called a mycelium.