Chapter 5.2 Flashcards
hyphae extend ABOVE the surface of whatever the mold is growing on
aerial hyphae
hyphae is naka embed ; BENEATH the surface
vegetative hyphae
bread mold
aspergillus
source of penicillin; molds na nagccause ng inhibition ng bacteria
Penicillium notatum
fungi na walang sex life
Fungi imperfecti
five phyla of fungi
Zygomycotina Chytridiomycotina Ascomycotina Basidiomycotina Deuteromycotina
eukaryotic, unicellular organisms that LACK mycelia
yeasts
individual yeast cells
blastospores or blastoconidia
string of elongated buds in yeasts
pseudohyphae
thick-walled spore-like structures produced by some yeasts
chlamydospores or chlamydoconidia
yeasts usually reproduce by ____-
budding
yeast used in baking; capable of fermentation
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
yeast most frequently isolated from human clinical specimens ; may cause candidiasis
Candida albicans
multicellular with hyphae; often seen in water and soil and growing on food
moulds or molds
consist of a network of filaments or strands (mycelium) that grows in soil or on rotting logs
fleshy fungi (mushroom, toadstools, puffballs, bracket fungi)
payong ng mushroom and grows above the ground and releases spores
fruiting body
fungal infections of the outermost areas of the human body (hair, nails, and epidermis)
superficial mycoses
fungal infections of the living layer of the skin, the dermis (buni, alipunga, hadhad)
cutaneous mycoses
group of molds that cause tinea (buni) infections
dermatomycota
medical term for buni
tinea
fungal infections of underlying tissues (umabot na sa muscle) ex. madura foot
subcutaneous mycoses
fungal infections of the internal organs of the body
systemic mycoses
bat feces, causative agent for cryptococcosis
Cryptococcus neoformas
few fungi and pathogens that can live as either yeasts of moulds
dimorphism / dimorphic fungi
dimorphic fungi when grown in vitro at body temp (37deg) can grow as ____
yeasts
dimorphic fungi when gown in vitro at room temp (25deg) exist as ___
moulds
in vivo, dimorphic fungi exist as ___
yeasts
colored, often circular patches on tree trunks and rocks
lichens
found in soil and rotting logs (have both fungal and protozoal characteristics)
slime moulds