3. Difference between fungi & bacteria Features Fungi Bacteria Nucleus eukaryotic prokaryotic Mitochondria present absent Endoplasmic reticulum present absent Cell membrane sterols cholesterol Cell wall chitin peptidoglycan Spores For reproduction endospores for survival Replication Binary fission/budding Binary fission Ribosomes 80 S 70 S
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7. I. SEXUAL II. ASEXUAL III. PARASEXUAL a. zygospores a.sporangiospores e.g. H.capsulatum Ajellomyces capsulatum b. ascospores b. chlamydospores c.basidiospores c. arthrospores d. blastospores
8. Reproduction * The sexual (perfect, meiotic ) state is referred to as teleomorph * The asexual (imperfect, mitotic) state of a fungus is termed as anamorph * Many fungi can have both states, especially Ascomycota > Most have either one or the other