Fungi Flashcards
(26 cards)
Fungi are: ____, _____, and ______
eukaryotes, yeasts and molds, spore formers
_____: mildew and water mold
Oomycete
_____: Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Ascomycetes
____: mushroom and bracket fungi
Basidiomycetes
___: rust fungi
Teliomycetes
_____: smut
Ustomycetes
______: Aspergillus, Fusarium, Penicillium
Deuteromycetes
Fungis that are plant pathogens
Teliomycetes and Ustomycetes
The fungal cell wall is composed of:
polysaccharide -
glucan -
mannan -
chitin -
proteins, lipids, mannoproteins
25%, 50-60%, 15-23%, 1-9%
____ is the space beneath the fungal cell wall and secretes proteins and enzymes
Peroplasmic space
_____ is the cell membrane of and has phospholipid bilayer
Plasmalemma
___ is the inner layer of fungal cell wall; branched polymer
glucan
mannan is the ___ layer of the fungal cell wall; polymer of _____
outer, mannose
The site of detachment of fungal cell wall
chitin
Candida albicans is the causative agent of these superficial infections
oropharyngeal and genital
Factors causing candidosis
impaired immune system, catheterization, and skin damage
Causative agent of Histoplasmosis
Histoplasma capsulatum
Causative agent of AIDS and meningitis
C. neoformans
Anti-fungal drugs under polyene
Ampothericin B and nystatin
Most widely used antifungal drug
azole
Side effect of ampothericin b
renal toxicity
Azole that is poor against aspergillus and a lot of side effects
Ketoconazole
2nd generation triazole, against pulmonary and cerebral aspergillosis
Voriconazole
Azole against Candida albicans
fluconazole
