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Fungi Flashcards

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Study of Fungi

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Mycology

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Characteristics of Fungi

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Eukaryotic organism
Non-photosynthetic
Non-motile
Heterotrophs
Cell Wall: Chitin

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Culture media used in fungi

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Sabouraud’s Dextrose Agar

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Characteristics of Yeast

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Unicellular
simplest form of fungi
budding cells: reproduction
Pseudohyphae
Capsule: negative stain (India ink)
Oval/Spherical

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5
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Exist in yeast & mold form

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Dimorphic form

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Temp for mold

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Room temp

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Temp for Yeast

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Body temp

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Characteristics of Molds

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Multicellular
Develop tiny spores that ride in the air & spread by air currents
Prefer neutral ph
Hyphae: ribbon-like structure
Septae
Mycelium: intertwined mass
Spores

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9
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Reproduction of Filamentous fungi

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Asexually by fragmentation of their hyphae

Asexually & Sexually by formation of spores

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Unicellular or multicellular spore that is not enclosed in a sac

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Conidiospore

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Conidia formed by fragmentation of septate hypha into single thickened cell

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Arthroconidia

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Conidia formed by fragmentation of septate hypha into single thickened cell

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Arthroconidia

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Formed in a sporangium or sac

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Sporangiospore

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13
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Formed by hypha of one organism

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Asexual spores

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14
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The fusion of nuclei from two opposite mating strains of same specie

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Sexual spores

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15
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Disease caused by fungal infections

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Mycosis

16
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Mycoses are classified into groups according to:

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Degree of tissue involvement
Mode of entry to the host

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