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hypha /hy·pha/ (hi´fah) pl. hy´phae   [L.]
1. one of the filaments composing the mycelium of a fungus.
2. branching filamentous outgrowths produced by some bacteria, sometimes forming a mycelium.hy´phal
hy·pha (hf)
n. pl. hy·phae (-f)
A long, slender, usually branched filament of fungal mycelium.
hypha
[hī′fə] pl. hyphae
Etymology: Gk, hyphe, web
a threadlike structure in the mycelium in a fungus.
hypha
pl. hyphae [L.] one of the filaments composing the mycelium of a fungus.
spiral hypha
hyphae which end in a coil; typical of Trichophyton spp.


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Fungi escape endocytosis by converting from yeast to hyphal forms; this not only conditions them for intracellular survival but also suggests how dimorphism may have originated.
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Hyphal proliferation occurs in the tissues of an immunocompromised host (classically a diabetic patient), followed by invasion of blood vessels and subsequent thrombosis, infarction, and tissue necrosis.
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Important interpretation is provided about the hyphal form of C.
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