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are fungi eukaryotyes?

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yep

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do fungi have a cell wall?

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yep - polysaccharide

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how do fungi reproduce?

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form spores

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Most fungi feed on …

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Most fungi feed on dead plant material

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Fungi are eukaryotes that have - 3 characteristics

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  • a membrane-bound nucleus containing several chromosomes
  • genomic DNA that contains exons and introns (a typical yeast cell has about 6000 genes)
  • a plasma membrane and cytoplasmic organelles
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in fungi, cell membranes contain what molecues?

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cell membranes contain steroid molecules called ergosterols

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describe the fungal cell wall strucutre

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mainly composed of polysaccharides (a glucan = a polymer of glucose residues; a mannan = a polymer of mannose residues).

inner layer of chitin microfibrils (chitin consists of long straight chains of β-1,4- linked N-acetylglucosamine residues)

outer layer of glucans (branched chains of β- 1,3-linked glucose residues) in which are embedded a variety of glycoproteins

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label - fungal cell call wall structure

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label fungal morphology

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describe Yeasts

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oval or round unicellular organisms that multiply by mitosis

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2 types of mitosis yeasts undergo?

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either symmetrical binary fission (e.g. Schizosaccharomyces pombe)

or asymmetrical budding (e.g. Candida, Cryptococcus)

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Some yeasts can also form short cylinders called ________ (e.g. Candida)

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Some yeasts can also form short cylinders called pseudohyphae (e.g. Candida)

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describe Filamentous moulds

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Filamentous moulds consist of a hypha (plural hyphae) which is a thin branching multicellular cylinder.

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D: hypha

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a thin branching multicellular cylinder

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can hypha differ in form. strcuture?

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A hypha can be septate in which a septum (partition) separates adjacent cells into interconnected compartments (e.g. Aspergillus); or aseptate in which there are many nuclei in a common cytoplasm (e.g. Mucor).

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how to hypha continue to grow?

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Hyphae exhibit apical growth by mitotis at the tip (apex) or at side branches

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Hyphae can form an interwoven mass called a ______; when compacted together, layers of hyphae can form fungal tissue in macroscopic structures e.g. mushrooms.

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Hyphae can form an interwoven mass called a mycelium; when compacted together, layers of hyphae can form fungal tissue in macroscopic structures e.g. mushrooms.

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what are dimorphic fungi?

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Describe symetrical binary fission of yeasts

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describe asymmetrical budding

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for hypha where does branching occur?

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behind the tip

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Fungi produce _____ ( to reproduce by)

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Fungi produce spores

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what are fungal spores

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small tough light fungal cells that are adapted for dispersal to new habitats and/or survival in hostile environmental conditions.

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characteristics of spores

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thick walled

high energy content

low metabolic rate

low moisture content

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Depending upon specific environmental conditions, a given fungus can exist in one of two states of differentiation, namely asexual or sexual, which determines how the spores are produced: what are they
Asexual reproduction – spores produced by mitosis Sexual reproduction – spores produced by fusion of two gametes
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describe asexual reproduction
sproes produced by mitosis * Yeasts produce internal endospores. * others produce external spores called a conidium (plural condidia) on the outside of a hypha * others produce internal spores inside a special hypha called a sporangium asexual spores are for dispersal
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One group of fungi called ________ (also called imperfect fungi) always exist in the asexual state and are incapable of sexual reproduction.
One group of fungi called Deuteromycota (also called imperfect fungi) always exist in the asexual state and are incapable of sexual reproduction.
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describe fungi sexual reproduction
unlike humans - most fungi exist an a haploid state spores join, followed by mitosis to restore haploid chromosome number - to form new spores Sexual spores are usually tough and enable the fungus to survive in hostile environmental conditions until more favourable conditions develop in which they can germinate.
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The classification of fungi is based on what?
The classification of fungi is based on the three ways in which different fungi form their sexual spores.
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3 categories for the classification of fungi based on sexual spore formation
**Ascomycota** form sexual spores within an internal tubular structure called an ascus. **Basidiomycota** form sexual spores on an external specialized club-like structure called a basidium. **Zygomycota** form sexual spores by fusion of specialized sexual hyphae.
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whats special about Deuteromycota
no sexual spores - asexual spores only
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describe hoew fungi obtain nutrition
* secrete enzymes into immediate environment for extracellular digestion * absorb small molecules throgh channels in fungal cell wall * rely on exogenous preformed organic compounds
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Yeasts generally live in ____ environments
Yeasts generally live in moist environments;
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Yeasts generally live in moist environments; the hyphae of moulds can penetrate into s...
Yeasts generally live in moist environments; the hyphae of moulds can penetrate into solid food material.
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Many fungi are _____ that feed on dead plant or animal material.
Many fungi are **saprotrophs** that feed on dead plant or animal material.
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cool picture
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fungi are near the bottom of the food chain
true
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label
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guve some contributions of fungi to society
Pros * Food (bread, Quorn) * Beverages (beer) * Antibiotics & drugs * Recombinant proteins * Scientific knowledge Cons * Damage to buildings & food * Damage to living crops and trees * Diseases of living humans & animals
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Host defences against fungal infections
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whats the importance of the commensal bacterial flora in the mouth and gut?
inhibits the multiplication of fungi on the epithelial surface as result of low-grade biological warfare between resident bacteria & competing fungi. Treatment with broad-spectrum antibiotics temporarily reduces the commensal bacterial population and permits overgrowth of commensal fungi such as Candida albicans.
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Invading fungi are recognized by ....
Invading fungi are recognized by evolutionarily conserved pattern recognition receptors which act as microbial sensors
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many of the pattern recognition receptors that recognize fungi are.....
many of the pattern recognition receptors that recognize fungi are **lectins**
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what are lectins
(a lectin = a protein which has a carbohydrate recognition domain that specifically binds to a defined carbohydrate structure).
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Pattern recognition receptors for fungi can be where? plasma? or intracellular?
Pattern recognition receptors can either be **soluble in plasma** (e.g. *mannose binding lectin* which activates the Complement enzyme cascade), or **on the *surface/internal compartments* of dendritic cells**, **macrophages**, **neutrophils** and some **epithelial cells.**
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label the molecules PRRs bind to
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does MBL activate the complement system
yep
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which Two rare autosomal recessive inherited disorders have been described in humans in which a loss-of-function mutation that impairs sensing of fungal β-1,3 glucan results in a selective susceptibility to superficial fungal infections (chronic fungal nail infections +/- mucosal Candida infections)
* Dectin-1 deficiency * Caspase recruitment domain-containing protein 9 (CARD9) mutation
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why are people with Impaired IL-17 immunity more susceptible to fungi infections
deficiency in IL\_17 receptor - selective susceptibility to chronic **superficial Candida infections** in childhood Vulnerable to superficial yeasts
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describe how people with an Impaired number or function of neutrophils are susceptiblw to fungi infectinons
Lack of functional neutrophils predisposes to deep fungal infections, especially opportunist filamentous moulds. NADPH oxidase system normally generates superoxide needed to kill fungi following phagocytosis in neutrophils
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what diseases can leda to reduced numbers of circulating neutrophils
Severely reduced numbers of circulating neutrophils (= neutropenia) occurs in diseases of the bone marrow (e.g. **leukaemia**) or following *cytotoxic chemotherapy for cancer.* Impaired function of neutrophils occurs in certain inherited disorders such as **Chronic Granulomatous Disease** in which there is a *mutation* in one of the genes of the neutrophil NADPH oxidase system that normally generates superoxide needed to kill fungi following phagocytosis – affected individuals have d**eep infections caused by filamentous moulds, especially Aspergillus.**
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Impaired T cell/macrophage - fungi suceptibility
yeasts and dimorphic fungi
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how do we diagnose fungal infections
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anti fungal drugs
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disease and infection
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describe Commensal infections
low density infection on human moist surfaces (= mucosa) without causing disease e.g. Candida albicans in throat, gut, vagina
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are Filamentous moulds part of normal human flora
Filamentous moulds are **not** part of normal human flora
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describe Superficial fungal infections of skin, hair, nails
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whats this?
Tinea pedis - Superficial infection of the foot
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whats tis?
Tinea corporis - circular scaly superficial fungal infection of the body
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whats this?
Tinea unguium - chronic fungal infection of the nails
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describe subcutaneous fungal infections
Low virulence saprotroph fungi in soil or vegetation Mainly warm climates Acquired by traumatic implantation through the skin Typically involves hands or feet Farmers, gardeners, vets The infection usually develops slowly May remain localized or spread through lymphatics Diagnosis by tissue biopsy and in vitro culture
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e.g. dimorphic Sporothrix schenckii – filamentous mould on roses that invades as a yeast at 37oC
known as rose pickers disease ## Footnote dimorphic Sporothrix schenckii
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