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Fungi Flashcards

1
Q

Fungi are: ____, _____, and ______

A

eukaryotes, yeasts and molds, spore formers

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2
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_____: mildew and water mold

A

Oomycete

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3
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_____: Saccharomyces cerevisiae

A

Ascomycetes

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4
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____: mushroom and bracket fungi

A

Basidiomycetes

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5
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___: rust fungi

A

Teliomycetes

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6
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_____: smut

A

Ustomycetes

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7
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______: Aspergillus, Fusarium, Penicillium

A

Deuteromycetes

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8
Q

Fungis that are plant pathogens

A

Teliomycetes and Ustomycetes

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9
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The fungal cell wall is composed of:
polysaccharide -
glucan -
mannan -
chitin -
proteins, lipids, mannoproteins

A

25%, 50-60%, 15-23%, 1-9%

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10
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____ is the space beneath the fungal cell wall and secretes proteins and enzymes

A

Peroplasmic space

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11
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_____ is the cell membrane of and has phospholipid bilayer

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Plasmalemma

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12
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___ is the inner layer of fungal cell wall; branched polymer

A

glucan

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13
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mannan is the ___ layer of the fungal cell wall; polymer of _____

A

outer, mannose

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14
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The site of detachment of fungal cell wall

A

chitin

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15
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Candida albicans is the causative agent of these superficial infections

A

oropharyngeal and genital

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16
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Factors causing candidosis

A

impaired immune system, catheterization, and skin damage

17
Q

Causative agent of Histoplasmosis

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Histoplasma capsulatum

18
Q

Causative agent of AIDS and meningitis

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C. neoformans

19
Q

Anti-fungal drugs under polyene

A

Ampothericin B and nystatin

20
Q

Most widely used antifungal drug

A

azole

21
Q

Side effect of ampothericin b

A

renal toxicity

22
Q

Azole that is poor against aspergillus and a lot of side effects

A

Ketoconazole

23
Q

2nd generation triazole, against pulmonary and cerebral aspergillosis

A

Voriconazole

24
Q

Azole against Candida albicans

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fluconazole

25
Q

used in combination with amphotericin B against Aspergillius

A

Flucytosine

26
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