Fungi invade new territory by tubular extensions (hyphae) that ramify through the substrate
to form a mycelial network. The growth of the hyphae has physical components: The …

The process of invasive hyphal growth allows fungi to acquire nutrients from diverse solid
materials of biological and synthetic origin. It is a defining characteristic of the fungi and is at …

Fungi meet their energetic needs by absorbing nutrients from diverse materials of biological
and synthetic origin. Filamentous species elaborate colonies of branched hyphae that …

Interconnected hyphal tubes form the mycelia of a fungal colony. The growth of the colony
results from the elongation and branching of these single hyphae. The material being …

The mechanisms underlying the growth of fungal hyphae are rooted in the physical property
of cell pressure. Internal hydrostatic pressure (turgor) is one of the major forces driving the …

Hyphae are microscopic filaments that elongate and branch to create networks of
interconnected tubes. Understanding how they work remains a formidable challenge in …

Hyphae do not grow at perfectly constant rates, but exhibit rapid oscillations in speed that
are thought to reflect waves of vesicular fusion with the apical plasma membrane and …

Experiments on the hyphae of oomycetes (Saprolegnia ferax, Achlya bisexualis, Neurospora
crassa, Wangiella dermatitidis and Colletotrichum graminicola) showed that these cells …

Video-enhanced light microscopy of the apical and subapical regions of growing hyphae of
several fungal species revealed the existence of momentary synchronized motions of …

Money, NP 1997. Wishful thinking of turgor revisited: The mechanics of fungal growth.
Fungal Genetics and Biology21, 173–187. Does the classical model of turgor-driven …