Eukaryotic microbes Flashcards
Give characteristics of a fungi?
- Could be extracellular(molds) and unicellular(yeast)
- both sexual and asexual
- Chemoheterotrophs
- Has sterols in cell membrane
- Chitin for their cell wall
Define thallous/mycelium
-The body of a fungi
-embodying hyphae
A portion of the hypha where fungi could absorb nutrients?
Vegetative hypha
A portion of the hypha where it concerns reproduction?
Reproductive/aerial hypha
What is the difference of molds and yeast?
Molds - multicellular, binary fission
Yeast - unicellular, budding
Who is responsible for brewed beverages and alleviation of dough?
Saccharomyces
Define Dimorphic fungi?
Fungi that could switch identity (yeast/mold) in a certain temperature
In Dimorphic fungi, what temperature is yeast like?
37C
In dimorphic fungi, what temperature is mold-like?
25C
What adaptations does a fungi have?
Thrive at…
- Ph 5
- low moisture content
- high salt content
- requires less nitrogen to an equivalent growth for bacteria
What characteristic does Zygomycota have?
Feeding on organic material (saprophytic fungi)
What classification of fungi that lacks mitochondria and microtubules?
Microsporidia
Define dermatophytes?
Fungi that can infect keratinized tissue
Black piedra, White piedra, Pityriasis Vesicolor, Tinea nigra is what type of mycoses?
Superficial
Black piedra causative agent?
Piedra Hortai
Trichrosporon beigelli causes?
White piedra
Malasseiza furfur causes?
Pityriasis versicolor
Tinea infection that infect groin area?
Tinea cruris
Tinea infection that infects scalp?
Tinea capitis
Tinea unguium infects what area?
Nails
Tinea manuum infects what area?
Hand
What tinea infection that infects underarm?
Tinea auxillaries
Candidiasis is also known as? *Mona Lisa in one word
Moniliasis
Paracoccidomycosis is associated to? * in systemic mycosis
South American Blastomycosis
Treatment for Sporotrichosis?
Syestemic triazoles
Blastomycis is associated to? *in System mycosis
North American Blastomycis
San Joaquin Valley fever is associated to? *in systemic mycosis
hint: coccidio….?
Coccidiodomycosis
What is trophozoite?
vegetative form of protozan; growing stage
What is Sporozoite?
The infective stage
Classify:
1. Cilliates a. pseudopods
2. Amoeba b. whiplike flagella
3. Sporozans c. hairlike flagella
4. Flagellates d. non-motile
- c
2.a
3.d
4.b
What is the most common parasite in human colon?
Entamoeba histolytica
What is the first intestinal microorganism observed under microscope? *first word rhymes with guardian
Giardia lamblia
A type of protozan where throughout life cycle undergoes sexual and asexual?
Sporozoans
Organism that is notorious in causing severe diarrhea for immunodeficiency patient? *aysos beli!
Isospora belli
Platyhelminths is also known as?
Flatworm
Flatworm:
1. Flukes a. trematodes
2. tapeworm b. cestodes
- a
- b
What is the parasite you would get from a fish?
Diphyllobothrium latum
What parasite you would get from beef?
Taenia Saginata
What parasite you would get from a pork?
Taenia Solium
In subcutaneous mycosis, what is the treatment for Chromoblastomycosis (Phialophora verrucosa)?
Terbinafine
In subcutaneous mycosis, what is the treatment of mycetoma (Eumycotic mycetoma)?
Oral KI
In subcutaneous mycosis, what is the treatment for sporotrichosis(Sporonthrix schenkii)?
Systematic triazoles
