Do Fungi Have Chitin? [Solved]

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Do Fungi Have Chitin? [Solved]

Chitin is an essential component of the cell walls and septa of all pathogenic fungi, and occurs in the cyst walls of pathogenic amoebae, the egg-shells and gut lining of parasitic nematodes and the exoskeletons of invertebrate vectors of human disease including mosquitoes, sand flies, ticks and snails.

Overview of the Fungal Cell Structure

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