Spores
Current as of: June 9, 2019
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:E. Gregory Thompson, MD – Internal Medicine & Adam Husney, MD – Family Medicine & W. David Colby IV, MSc, MD, FRCPC – Infectious Disease
Spores are reproductive parts of certain organisms, such as fungi or mosses. Although they come in many different sizes, shapes, and colors, most spores are visible only by looking at them with a microscope. Spores are similar to seeds because when a single spore is in the right environment, it can grow into an larger…