Lab Test 3 Flashcards
(19 cards)
5 fungi that belong to the Opportunistic Fungi group
Aspergillus flavus candida albicans Pneumocystis jiroveci Rhizopus nigricans Sporothrix schenckii
What 2 fungi belong to the Beneficial Fungi group
Penicillium
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
What 2 Fungi belong to the pathogenic fungi group?
Cryptoccus neoformans
Microsporum canis
The only fungi that is dimorphic (growing as a multicellular saprobe outside the body)
Candida albicans
What disease is produced by Candida albicans? Where is its habitat?
Thrush, yeast infection; habitat - vagina, mouth
Which pathogenic fungus lives in pigeon feces
Cryptococcus neoformans
All fungi are Ascomycota growth form except for?
Rhizopus nigricans - Zygomycota; Cryptococcus neoformans - Basidiomycota
What fungus produces the disease “ringworm” and lives in the human epidermis?
Microsporum
coiled structure at the end of some fungi
Conidospores
Penicillium use and habitat
Use: antibiotics, food production
habitat: soil, surfaces
Opportunistic fungi in which the disease produced is Pneumonia and found in lungs
Pneumoscstis
Sexual reproduction of Rhizopus nigricans
Zygosporangium
what fungi means sugar fungus beer
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Used for bread, and fermented beverages (beer, wine).
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Beneficial fungus that’s habitat is in soil, and surfaces of fruit
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
produces rose gardens disease
Sporothrix schenckii
opportunistic fungus that lives in soil, roses, decaying vegetation
Sporothrix schenckii
Japan’s national fungus
Aspergillius Oryzae
what sexual reproduction is Cryptococcus neoformans?
basidiomycota
