| Descriptor English: | Fungi | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | Hongos 
 | ||||||
| Descriptor Portuguese: | Fungos | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Champignons | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | Filamentous Fungi Filamentous Fungus Fungi, Filamentous Fungus Fungus, Filamentous Mold Molds | ||||||
| Tree number(s): | B01.300 | ||||||
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005658 | ||||||
| Scope note: | 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. | ||||||
| Annotation: | general or unspecified; prefer specifics; fungal diseases equals MYCOSES, fungal diseases of skin equals DERMATOMYCOSES | ||||||
| Allowable Qualifiers: | CH                                                            chemistry CL classification CY cytology DE drug effects EN enzymology GD growth & development GE genetics IM immunology IP isolation & purification ME metabolism PH physiology PY pathogenicity RE radiation effects UL ultrastructure VI virology | ||||||
| Consider Also: | consider also terms at MYCO- | ||||||
| Related: | Antifungal Agents
                                            MeSH Fungal Proteins MeSH Fungicides, Industrial MeSH | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 5794 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D005658 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2010/06/25 | 
- 
                                    - 
                                        ORGANISMS
 
 Eukaryota [B01]Eukaryota
|  | 
                        
                                                                    
                        Fungi                                            
                                        - Preferred                                        
                                                                
                                
                        
                        
                        
                                                                    
                        Fungi, Filamentous                                            
                                        - Narrower                                        
                                                                
                                
                        
                        
                    
                    
                
                | Concept UI | M0008892 | 
| Scope note | 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. | 
| Preferred term | Fungi | 
| Entry term(s) | Fungus | 
| Concept UI | M0332501 | 
| Scope note | Multicellular fungi that are commonly referred to as molds, containing branching tubular structures (HYPHAE) that form a mass of intertwining strands (MYCELIUM). | 
| Preferred term | Fungi, Filamentous | 
| Entry term(s) | Filamentous Fungi Filamentous Fungus Fungus, Filamentous Mold Molds | 
We want your feedback on the new DeCS / MeSH website
We invite you to complete a survey that will take no more than 3 minutes.
Go to survey