4. Zygomycetes Flashcards
1
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Disease caused by the Zygomycytes
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Zygomycosis
2
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Lid lifters
A
Zygomycetes
3
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Temp at which several Mucor spp. do not grow
A
37°C
4
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- Aseptate or sparsely septate
- broad hyphae
- sporangiophores long and branched with terminal sporangia
- no rhizoids
A
Mucor spp.
5
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Causes 50% of all zygomycoses
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Rhizopus spp.
6
Q
Causes 90% of rhinocerebral infections
A
Rhizopus spp.
7
Q
Temp for growth of pathogenic spp. of Rhizopus
A
37°C
8
Q
- broad, aseptate hyphae
- long, unbranched sporangiophores
- rhizoids produced
A
Rhizopus spp.
9
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Has colonies similar to Mucor spp.
A
Rhizomucor spp.
10
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Microscopic:
Intermediate to Mucor and Rhizopus
A
Rhizomucor spp.
11
Q
Microscopic:
Short rhizoids
Branched sporangiophores
A
Rhizomucor spp.
12
Q
The only clinically significant Absidia spp.
A
Absidia corymbifera
13
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- broad, aseptate hyphae
- branched sporangiophores and arises in groups of 2-5
- rhizoids produced
A
Absidia spp.
14
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- sporangiophores are one-celled and round to oval
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Absidia spp.
15
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The only known human and animal pathogen of the Cunninghamella spp.
A
Cunninghamella bertholletiae
16
Q
- aseptate or sparsely septate broad hyphae
- long and branched sporangiophores
- sporangiophores are erect and form short lateral branches, each of which terminates in a swollen vesicle
A
Cunninghamella spp.
17
Q
Orders under the Class Zygomycetes
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Mucorales
Entomophthorales
Mortierellales
