"Fungi" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A kingdom of eukaryotic, heterotrophic organisms that live parasitically as saprobes, including MUSHROOMS; YEASTS; smuts, molds, etc. They reproduce either sexually or asexually, and have life cycles that range from simple to complex. Filamentous fungi, commonly known as molds, refer to those that grow as multicellular colonies.
| Descriptor ID |
D005658
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Fungi, Filamentous- Fungi, Filamentous
- Filamentous Fungi
- Filamentous Fungus
- Fungus, Filamentous
- Molds
- Mold
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fungi" by people in Profiles.
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Utilizing pyrosequencing and quantitative PCR to characterize fungal populations among house dust samples. J Environ Monit. 2012 Aug; 14(8):2038-43.