Fungi Flashcards
what are the main components of fungi?
eukaryotes, mutlicellular/unicellular, nucleus, double stranded DNA and chromosomes
what are the main uses of fungi?
metabolites, beneficial impact and detrimental impact
what are the different beneficial impacts of fungi?
decomposers, industrial fermentations, research and penicillin
what are the detrimental impacts of fungi?
major cause of plant diseases, cause of many animal diseases
what is mycology?
the study of fungi
what is mycotoxicology?
study of fungal toxins and their effects
what are mycoses?
diseases caused by fungi
name some fungal infections
malassezia globosa (dandruff), dermatophytes (nail infections) and tinea e.g. ringworm
what causes denture stomatitis
dentures not being cleaned so inflammation occurs and it smells bad, this can also cause pneumonia
what is cyptococcus
capsule composed of glucoronic acid and mannose
what does cyptococcus do?
goes into bloodstream and causes meningitis in AIDS patients
what protects cyptococcus from the immune system?
the capsule around the organism
what is present in the cell membrane of bacteria?
peptidoglycans
what is present in the cell membrane of fungi?
beta glucans and chitin
what does chitin do?
makes the cell membrane of fungi very hard
