Fungi Flashcards
1
Q
What’s fungi
A
Main cause of plant disease
2
Q
What’s opportunistic infection
A
Infection cause by microorganism if immune status of host is low
3
Q
Fungus cell wall
A
They have well defined cell wall
Made of chitin
4
Q
What’s opportunistic pathogens
A
Resident or microbiota that don’t usually cause disease but can under certain circumstances
5
Q
Types of mycoses
A
Superficial- affects hair skin and nails. You can fact others via person to person contact
Subcutaneous- affects beneath the skin. Infection occurs by soil fungi entering punctured wound
Deep- affects mainly the lungs. Occurs by inhaling fungal spores
6
Q
What are fungal infections called
A
Mycoses
