Thin thread like bacteria, which appears like fungal hyphae are known as
A
Spirillum
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B
Bacillus
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C
Actinomycetes
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D
Cocci
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Solution
The correct option is CActinomycetes Actinomycetes are placed under the kingdom Monera in the group of bacteria. These are the Gram-positive bacteria which possess specialised cells which divide and form chain-like filamentous structures. These filaments are the thin thread like which resemble the hyphal filaments of the fungi.