DEMATIACEOUS GROUP (OPPFU)

Question 1

What are the types of fungi under dematiaceous group?

Answer 1

Alternaria
Bipolaris
Culvularia
Drechslera
Epicoccum
Fusarium
Helminthosporium
Nigrospora

Question 2

What is the disease that is caused by Alternaria>?

Answer 2

Phaeohyphomycosis

Question 3

This fungi has a “club shaped” with transverse and longitudinal poroconidia and is arranged acropetally.

Answer 3

Alternaria

Question 4

Describe the conidiophore of Bipolaris.

Answer 4

Geniculate (Bent knee)

Question 5

This fungi has a sympodial indeterminate, multicellular and “peapod shaped” conidia

Answer 5

Bipolaris

Question 6

This fungus causes allergies, onychomycosis, and endocarditis

Answer 6

Culvularia

Question 7

This fungus has a conidia with transverse septum like ellipse, 3-5 cells and “crescent rolls”

Answer 7

Culvularia

Question 8

This fungus causes mycotic keratitis and allergies and in its conidia it has 4 cells and it is also sympodial indetrminate.

Answer 8

Drechslera

Question 9

This fungus causes skin allergies

Answer 9

Epicoccum

Question 10

Hyphae: intertwined and branched together

Condiophore: short

Conidia: Globose to sunglobose

Answer 10

Epicoccum

Question 11

This fungus causes Keratitis, onychomycosis and fungemia

Answer 11

Fusarium

Question 12

This fungus has no conidiophore and its conidia has “foot cell”

Answer 12

Fusarium

Question 13

Describe the macro and microphialacondia of fusarium

Answer 13

Macro - Banana shaped
Micro - Balls shaped

Question 14

What disease to helminthosporium causes?

Answer 14

Endocarditis and Keratitis

Question 15

The conidia of this fungus is slightly curved with a tapering end

Answer 15

Helminthosporium

Question 16

Conidia:
Dark and oval
Attached to the conidiophore at its side

Answer 16

Nigrospora