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DEFINITION OF TERMS Flashcards

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: fungal infection

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MYCOSIS

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: multicellular fungi

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MOULDS

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: single-cell fungi

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YEASTS

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2 FORMS:

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➢Requires the formation of specialized structure called spores

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SEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE/PERFECT FUNGI/TELEOMORPH

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: contained in a sac-like structure

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Ascospores

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: contained in a club-shaped structure

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Basidiospores

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: resulting from the fusion of cells from 2 different hyphae

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Oospores

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: resulting from the fusion of 2 identical hyphae

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Zygospores

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10
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All sexual fungal life cycle consists of:

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❖Plasmogamy: cell fusion
❖Karyogamy: nuclear fusion
❖Meiosis

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cell fusion

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Plasmogamy

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nuclear fusion

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Karyogamy

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13
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Involves division of the nucleus and cytoplasm

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ASEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE/IMPERFECT FUNGI/ANAMORPH

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Medically important

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ASEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE/IMPERFECT FUNGI/ANAMORPH

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The only fungal group to produce conidia

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ASEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE/IMPERFECT FUNGI/ANAMORPH

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: causes black mold; common food contaminant

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Aspergillus niger

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17
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.: causes athletes foot

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Trichophyton spp

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18
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: source of penicillin

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Penicillum notatum

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19
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: source of cyclosporin

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Tolypocladium inflatum

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: used for improving the taste and texture of cheese

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Other species of Penicillium

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: long, branching filamentous that come together to form mycelium

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HYPHAE

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2-10 um in width

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HYPHAE

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HYPHAE 2 Types:

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HYPHAE

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3-6 um; have cellular separation or cross-walls

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Septate Hyphae:

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5-15 um; few or no cellular separations

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Aseptate Hyphae (Sparsely Septate)

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: lacks cross-walls

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Coenocytic

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: chain of cells formed by budding that resemble true hyphae

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Pseudohyphae

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Pseudohyphae 2 Classifications:

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: function in food absorption for nutrients and penetrates the media that extends below the agar surface

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Vegetative Hyphae

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: directed above the surface of media and function as the reproductive structure

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Aerial Hyphae

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: masses of hyphae; comprise of the colony of fungus

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MYCELIUM 3 Types:

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Vegetative Mycelium
Aerial Hyphae
Fertile/Reproductive Mycelia

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: colony mass of the fungus

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: cause fungal disease to plants

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PHYTOPATHOGENS

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: places where the fungus is found in nature

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specialized structure that enhances survival value such as resistance to adverse conditions that promote dispersion

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also result from sexual or asexual reproduction

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spore-like structure; cleavage, conjugation

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2 forms of conidia:

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  1. Macroconidia
  2. Microconidia
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– large, multi-cellular conidida

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  1. Macroconidia
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– small, single- cellular conidida

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  1. Microconidia
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Types of conidia:

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– resulting from the fragmentation of hyphae into individual cells; some are separated by normal cells

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  1. Arthroconidia
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– resulting from budding from mother yeast cells

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  1. Blastoconidia
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– can survive adverse environmental conditions amd are found in molds from terminal cells in the hyphae that have enlarged and have “fade walls”

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  1. Chlamidoconidia
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– formed by being pushed through a small pore in the parent cell

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  1. Poroconidia
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– tube-shaped conidia that can be branched

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  1. Phyloconidia
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– vase-shaped; (*) if parent outer cell wall

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  1. Anelloconidia
49
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: causes black mold; common food contaminant

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  • Aspergillus niger
50
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: causes athletes foot

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  • Trichophyton spp.
51
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: source of penicillin

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  • Penicillum notatum
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: source of cyclosporin

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  • Tolypocladium inflatum
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: used for improving the taste and texture of cheese

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  • Other species of Penicillium
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constricted at the septa, form branches that begin with septation, have smaller terminal cells

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Pseudohyphae

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reproductive structure arises

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Fertile/Reproductive Mycelia

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soil, water, vegetation, etc.; habitat

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Growth @ 25-30oC

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Growth @ 35-37oC

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nucleus divides and
migrates to the bud

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nucleus divides and two daughter cells are produced

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Branching and elongation of apical ends (Ex.[?])

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Histoplasma capsulatum, Blastomyces dermatidis, Coccidoides immitis, Paracoccidoides brasilliensis, Sporothrix shcenckii, Penicillium mameffei

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: both yeast and mold in the same culture

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Polymorphic fungi

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Polymorphic fungi (Ex. [?]: yeast phase follows mold phase as the colony ages)

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Exophiala spp.

64
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causes paralysis when ingested

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Dinoflagellates

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