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[2ND YEAR] CCP 5 - Pharmaceutical Microbiology & Parasitology (Lec) > FINAL 07 - Introduction to Fungi > Flashcards

FINAL 07 - Introduction to Fungi Flashcards

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Are eukaryotic organisms that are nonmotile and has rigid cell walls

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Fungi

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Made up of unbranched polymer of β-1,4-linked N-acetylglucosamine (Components of fungi cell wall)

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Chitin

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Made up of glucose polymers (Components of fungi cell wall)

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Glucans

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Made up of polymers of mannose (Components of fungi cell wall)

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Mannans

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5
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Found in dematiaceous fungi (Components of fungi cell wall)

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Melanin

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Are unicellular fungi that are nonfilamentous, with spherical/oval cells, and is facultatively anaerobic

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Yeast

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Are multicellular fungi that are filamentous

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Mold

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Refers to the body of mold that is formed by mycelium; composed of hyphae and spores

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Thallus

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Refers to a mass of intertwined hyphae found in the thallus (body) of mold

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Mycelium

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10
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2 components of thallus (body) of mold (HS)

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Hyphae, Spores

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Long filaments of cells joined together (Components of thallus/body of mold)

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Hyphae

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12
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Have cross-walls between uninucleated cells (Types of hyphae)

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Septate hyphae

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13
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Have long continuous cells with many nuclei (Types of hyphae)

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Coenocytic hyphae

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14
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Penetrate the supporting medium, anchor the colony, and absorb nutrients (Types of hyphae)

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Vegetative/substrate hyphae

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15
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Project above the surface of the mycelium and bear reproductive spores (Types of hyphae)

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Reproductive/aerial hyphae

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16
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Fungi that exhibit 2 forms of growth, either as mold or yeast; is temperature-dependent

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Dimorphic fungi

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17
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At __________°C, dimorphic fungi is yeastlike; they reproduce by budding

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37°C

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18
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At __________°C, dimorphic fungi is moldlike; they produce hyphae

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25°C

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19
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Divide unevenly (Types of yeasts)

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Budding yeasts

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20
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Are short chain of cells formed by buds that fail to detach themselves

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Pseudohyphae

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21
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Divide evenly (Types of yeasts)

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Fission yeasts

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22
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Spores formed from the hyphae of 1 parent organism via mitosis (Types of spores)

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Asexual spores

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23
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2 types of asexual spores (CS)

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Condiospore/Conidium, Sporangiospore

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24
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Spores not enclosed within a sac at the end of an aerial hyphae (Types of asexual spores)

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Condiospore/Conidium

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25
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Spores enclosed within a sac at the end of an aerial hyphae (Types of asexual spores)

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Sporangiospore

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Spores formed from the fusion of nuclei of 2 opposite mating strains of the same species (Types of spores)

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Sexual spores

27
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3 phases of sexual reproduction of spores (PKM)

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Plasmogamy, Karyogamy, Meiosis

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A haploid nucleus of a donor cell penetrates the cytoplasm of a recipient cell (Phases of sexual reproduction of spores)

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Plasmogamy

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The donor and recipient cell nuclei fuse to form a diploid zygote nucleus (Phases of sexual reproduction of spores)

30
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The diploid nucleus gives rise to haploid nuclei (sexual spores), some of which may be genetic recombinants (Phases of sexual reproduction of spores)

31
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Sexual stage (Fungal life cycle)

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Teleomorph

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Asexual stage (Fungal life cycle)

33
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Whole fungus, including the anamorph and teleomorph (Fungal life cycle)

34
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Has both sexual and asexual stage (Fungal life cycle)

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Perfect fungi

35
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Has asexual stage only; no sexual stage (Fungal life cycle)

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Imperfect fungi

36
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Refers to conjugation fungi; are saprophytic molds with coenocytic hyphae

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Zygomycota

37
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Sexual spores of zygomycota are called __________

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Zygospores

38
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Asexual spores of zygomycota are called __________

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Sporangiospore

39
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Zygomycota is now split into __________ and __________ (MZ)

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Mucoromycota, Zoopagomycota

40
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Are unusual eukaryotes because they lack mitochondria; they do not have microtubules and are obligate intracellular parasites

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Microsporidia

41
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Refers to sac fungi; are molds with septate hyphae and has the largest fungal division

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Ascomycota

42
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Sexual spores of ascomycota are called __________

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Ascospores

43
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Asexual spores of ascomycota are called __________

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Conidiospores

44
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Refers to club fungi; it includes mushrooms

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Basidiomycota

45
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Sexual spores of basidiomycota are called __________

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Basidiospores

46
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Asexual spores of basidiomycota are called __________

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Conidiospores

47
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Caused by ingestion of toxic mushroom (Fungal diseases)

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Mycetismus

48
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Caused by ingestion of fungal toxin produced by molds (Fungal diseases)

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Mycotoxicosis

49
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Characterized by rhinitis, bronchial asthma, alveolitis, and generalized pneumonitis; caused by fungal spores (Fungal diseases)

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Hypersensitivity

50
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Refers to fungal infection; may be superficial, cutaneous, subcutaneous, primary systemic, and opportunistic systemic (Fungal diseases)

51
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Also known as fly agaric; causes mycetismus

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Amanita muscaria

52
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Also known as death cap; causes mycetismus

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Amanita phalloides

53
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Acquired from rye or other cereal grains; can restrict blood flow in the limbs (Examples of mycotoxicosis)

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Ergot poisoning

54
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Ergot poisoning is caused by __________

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Claviceps purpurea

55
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Aflatoxin poisoning is caused by __________

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Aspergillus flavus

56
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Acquired from peanuts; causes cirrhosis and cancer of the liver (Examples of mycotoxicosis)

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Aflatoxin poisoning

57
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Localized along hair shafts and in superficial epidermal cells (Types of mycoses)

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Superficial mycoses

58
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Keratinized tissues such as skin, hair, and nails; transmitted through direct contact (Types of mycoses)

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Cutaneous mycoses

59
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Tissues beneath the skin; transmitted through direct implantation of spores into a puncture wound in the skin (Types of mycoses)

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Subcutaneous

60
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Many organs deep within the body; transmitted through inhalation (Types of mycoses)

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Primary systemic

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