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Chapter 46-50 Fungi 1 Flashcards

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1
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describe fungi

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  • eukaryotes
  • spore forming
  • no chlorophyll
  • most are aerobic - some facultative and strict anaerobes
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2
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what do fungi cell walls contain

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chitin and polysaccharide containing NAG

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3
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what are the two growth forms

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  • filamentous
  • unicellular
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4
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describe the filamentous growth form

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  • threadlike filaments = hyphae
  • mycelium = mass of hyphae
  • septate vs coenocytic hyphae
  • grow by extension of tip and branching
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describe unicellular growth

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-single cells ( ovoid or spherical)
- reproduce asexually by cell division
- sexually by cell fusion and spore formation

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some yeast form fungi perform_______

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asexual cell division by budding, other by transverse division

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describe asexual reproduction

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  • cell division budding
  • transverse division
  • spore formation
  • involves production of sexual spores by meiosis of a diploid cell
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what is an anamorph

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form producing asexual spores
- often mold like growth form

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what is a teleomorph

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form producing sexual spores
- typically a fruiting body

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10
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what is dimorphism

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ability to grow as yeast form or mold form

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11
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many pathogenic fungi are _____

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dimorphic

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12
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yeast form is more typical at ____; except

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human body temperature; candida

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13
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both candida forms exist ____and ____

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inside and outside the body

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14
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candida actually forms _____ and ____

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psuedohyphae and pseudomycelia

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what is pseudohyphae

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hyphal growth is a modified budding where newly budded cells remain attached to mother cell

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16
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what pathogenic fungi are not dimorphic

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aspergillus - mold form only
cryptococcus neoformans- yeast form only

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17
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what are mycoses

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fungal infections

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18
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what are the primary mechanisms for fighting fungi

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-neutrophil phagocytosis and killing
- T cell mediated immunity

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what are the types of mycoses

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  • superficial
  • cutaneous
  • subcutaneous
  • systemic
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describe superficial mycoses

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  • keratinized outer layers of skin, hair, and nails
  • mild infections/minimal inflammatory response
  • easy to treat or clears without treatment
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21
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what are piedras and what microbe is responsible

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infections of hair shaft
- trichosporon beigelii

22
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what are tineas and what microbe is responsible

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  • infections involving outer layers of skin, nails and hair
  • malassezia furfur
23
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where do superficial mycoses occur mostly

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in tropics

24
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how is M furfur transmitted

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human to human

25
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what do superficial mycoses look like

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pigmented macules- not elevated but altered color

26
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what are cutaneous mycoses

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  • keratinized outer layers of skin, hair, and nails
  • skin infection: no invasion beyond stratum corneum
27
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what are dermaphytes

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  • microsporum
  • trichophyton
  • epidermophyton
  • keratinophilic and keratinolytic
28
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what do cutaneous mycoses cause

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tineas - ringworm
- tinea pedis: athletes foot
- tinea cruris: jock itch

29
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what is tineas caused by

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inflammation ring of inflammatory scaling

30
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how are cutaneous mycoses transmitted

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person to person
- some are soil organisms
- others are zoonoses

31
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what are subcutaneous mycoses

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  • dermis and subcutaneous tissue
  • do not respond well to antifungal chemotherapy
  • need to excise
32
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what do subcutaneous mycoses cause and what microbe is responsible

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sporotrichosis
- sporothrix schenkii
- thorns and splinters
- responds to oral potassium iodine

33
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what do systemic mycoses do

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invade internal organs

34
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what are systemic mycoses caused by

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endemic dimorphic fungal pathogens

35
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what is a saprobe

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organism living on dead or decaying matter

36
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what is a spherule

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100s of endospores

37
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what is a histoplasmosis caused by

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histoplasma capsulatum

38
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what is a blastomycosis caused by

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blastomyces dermatitidis

39
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what is a coccidiodes immitis caused by

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coccidioidomycosis

40
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what are histoplasma capsulatum transmitted by

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  • bird or bat droppings
  • acquire fungus by inhalation of conidia
41
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what do histoplasma capsulatum do in the body

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remains viable within macrophages
- modulate pH of phagolysosome
- antibody plays no role in resolution
- cell mediated immune system of CD4 T lymphocytes and activated macrophages are important for immunity
- granulomas develop in lung with caseous necrosis

42
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primary infections of histoplasma capsulatum are often _____

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asymptomatic

43
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what is the treatment for histopalsma capsulatum

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3-12 months of antifungal agent

44
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where are blastomyces dermatiditis found and how are they transferred

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  • found in decaying matter
  • acquire fungus by inhalation of conidia
45
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describe blastomyces dermatitis in the body

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  • cell mediated immune system of CD4 T lymphocytes and activated macrophages are important for immunity
  • granulomas develop with caseous necrosis
  • cutaneous lesions are a hallmark of disease heaped up borders and small, central microabscesses
46
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how are blastomyces dermatiditis diagnosed

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histopathological examination- thick walled yeasts with single broad based bud

47
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what is the treatment for blastomyces dermatiditis

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6-12 months of antifungal agent

48
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where are coccidioides immitis found

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southwestern USA- lower sonoran life zone

49
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what is the primary target of coccidioides immitis

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lung but the fungus spreads through the circulatory system and infects many organs

50
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what symptoms go with coccidioides immitis

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  • acute pulmonary infection
  • arthralgias and skin lesions
  • “desert rheumatism” or “fvalley fever”
  • disseminated coccidioidomycosis
  • chronic meningitis
51
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how long is the treatment for coccidiodes immitis

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12-24 months

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