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Human Pathogenic Fungi Flashcards

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Aspergillus flavus

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  • Disease : liver cancer
  • Fungi group : Ascomycetes
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Claviceps purpurea

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  • Disease : psychotropic effects (hallucination), convulsions, gangrene
  • Fungi group : Ascomycetes
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Amanita phalloides

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  • Disease : mushroom food poisoning (fatal)
  • Fungi group : Basidiomycetes (poisonous mushroom)
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Amanita muscuria, Psilocybe cubensis

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  • Disease : psychotropic effects
  • Fungi group : Basidiomycetes (magic mushroom)
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Mucor, Rhizopus, Absidia

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  • Disease : skin & ear infections, bronchopneumonia
  • Fungi group : Zygomycetes
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Microsporum furfur

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  • Disease : ringworm (skin infection)
  • Fungi group : Ascomycetes
  • Superficial & Cutaneous mycosis
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Trichophyton, Epidermophyton

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  • Disease : athlete’s foot (ringworm of the foot)
  • Fungi group : Ascomycetes
  • Superficial & Cutaneous mycosis
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Hormodendrum pedrosi
Hormodendrum compactum
Phialophora verrucosa

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  • Disease : chromomycosis (subcutaneous mycosis)
  • Fungi group : ascomycetes
  • Subcutaneous mycosis
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Sporotrichum schenckii

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  • Disease : sporotrichosis (subcutaneous mycosis)
  • Fungi group : Ascomycetes
  • Subcutaneous mycosis
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Aspergillus

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  • Disease : mycetoma (subcutaneous mycosis)
  • Fungi group : Ascomycetes
  • Subcutaneous mycosis
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Coccidioides immitis

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  • Disease : coccidioidomycosis
    –> produces tuberculosis-like symptoms
  • Fungi group : Ascomycetes
  • Systemic mycosis
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Cryptococcus neoformans

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  • Disease : cryptococcosis
  • Fungi group : Ascomycetes
  • Systemic mycosis
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Blastomyces dermatitidis

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  • Disease : blastomycosis
  • Fungi group : Ascomycetes
  • Systemic mycosis
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Geotrichum candidum

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  • Disease : geotrichosis
  • Fungi group : Ascomycetes
  • Systemic mycosis
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Candida albicans

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  • Disease : candidiasis
    –> mouth infection (thrush), skin infection, vaginal infection, etc
  • Fungi group : Ascomycetes
  • Opportunistic mycosis
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Histoplasma capsulatum

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  • Disease : histoplasmosis
  • Fungi group : Ascomycetes
  • Systemic mycosis

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