Fungi Flashcards
Multicellular filaments
Molds
Form of fungi when saprophytic
Mold
Basic morphological element of molds
Hyphae
Group of hyphae
Mycellium
Mycellium for absorption of nutrients
Vegetative
Mycellium for growth and reproduction (asexual spores)
Aerial/ reproductive spores
Vulture media for fungi
Saboraud’s agar
Unicellular, eukaryotic
Yeast
Ex of molds
Dermatophyta
Ex of yeast
Crytococcus neoformans
Budding yeast-like cells
Candida albicans
Thermally dimorphic exist as
Molds at room temp
Yeast at body temp
Aseptated kingdom of fungi
Zygomycota
Kingdom of mushrooms
Basidiomycota
Aflatoxin source
Aspergillus flavus
Mycoses in the outermost layer of skin
Superficial mycoses
Mycoses that extend deeper into the epidermis
Restricted in the keratinized layer
Produce inflammatory response
Cutaneous mycoses
Mycoses involving dermis, subcutaneous tissues, muscles
Chronic and insidious pattern
Subcutaneous mycoses
Mycoses that originate in the lungs
Systemic mycoses
Major polymer of fungal cell wall
Chitin