Definitions Flashcards
After anastomosis, hyphae that were originally __________ are now __________
Homokaryotic; dikaryotic
When a fungus is _________, even the smallest piece of the fungus can grow to complete a life cycle
Totipotent
Organisms that have two different kinds of flagella
Heterokonts
Sexual part of fungi life cycle
Telemorph
Can reproduce from a single organism/genotype
Homothallic
Wall-less bacteria such as phytoplasmas and corkscrew-shaped spiroplasmas
Mollicutes
Symbionts that live on the surface of plant tissue
Epiphytes
Heritable change we observe over the course of generations
Microevolution
An intimate relationship between two organisms
Symbiosis
Traits of the pathogen create selective pressure that shapes traits in the plant and vice versa
Co-evolution
Requires two compatible partners to create sexual spores
Heterothallic
Bacteria that form chains of cells that look like skinny hyphae; creates the “earthy” smell of soil
Actinobacteria
Hyphal fusion when they match alleles
Anastomosis
Sections between septa that are NOT separated from adjacent sections by plasma membrane
Coenocytic
Three types of meiospores
- Ascospores
- Basidiospores
- Zygospores
Appearance of generally distinct morphs
Sectoring
Pollinators that transmit a pathogen from one host to another
Vectors
A type of microbe that, in absence of a living host, can complete its life cycle living in dead plant material
Facultative necrotroph
Picky eater
Fastidious
Traits critical to growth, survival, or reproduction
Fitness
Visible or detectable parts or products of the pathogen
Signs
Traits evolve independently multiple times through different evolution lineages
Convergent evolution
A virus particle comprised of nucleic acid and capsid
Virion
Set of DNA variations that tend to be inherited together
Haplotype
Contains nuclei of only one haplotype; what fungal spores usually are
Homokaryotic
Rod-shaped bacteria; most plant pathogenic bacteria
Bacilli
Flagella used to pull organisms through the water
Tinsel flagella
Spores as a product of meiosis (2 names)
Meiospores; sexual spores