Human Pathogenic Fungi Flashcards
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Aspergillus flavus
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- Disease : liver cancer
- Fungi group : Ascomycetes
2
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Claviceps purpurea
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- Disease : psychotropic effects (hallucination), convulsions, gangrene
- Fungi group : Ascomycetes
3
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Amanita phalloides
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- Disease : mushroom food poisoning (fatal)
- Fungi group : Basidiomycetes (poisonous mushroom)
4
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Amanita muscuria, Psilocybe cubensis
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- Disease : psychotropic effects
- Fungi group : Basidiomycetes (magic mushroom)
5
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Mucor, Rhizopus, Absidia
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- Disease : skin & ear infections, bronchopneumonia
- Fungi group : Zygomycetes
6
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Microsporum furfur
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- Disease : ringworm (skin infection)
- Fungi group : Ascomycetes
- Superficial & Cutaneous mycosis
7
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Trichophyton, Epidermophyton
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- Disease : athlete’s foot (ringworm of the foot)
- Fungi group : Ascomycetes
- Superficial & Cutaneous mycosis
8
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Hormodendrum pedrosi
Hormodendrum compactum
Phialophora verrucosa
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- Disease : chromomycosis (subcutaneous mycosis)
- Fungi group : ascomycetes
- Subcutaneous mycosis
9
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Sporotrichum schenckii
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- Disease : sporotrichosis (subcutaneous mycosis)
- Fungi group : Ascomycetes
- Subcutaneous mycosis
10
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Aspergillus
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- Disease : mycetoma (subcutaneous mycosis)
- Fungi group : Ascomycetes
- Subcutaneous mycosis
11
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Coccidioides immitis
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- Disease : coccidioidomycosis
–> produces tuberculosis-like symptoms - Fungi group : Ascomycetes
- Systemic mycosis
12
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Cryptococcus neoformans
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- Disease : cryptococcosis
- Fungi group : Ascomycetes
- Systemic mycosis
13
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Blastomyces dermatitidis
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- Disease : blastomycosis
- Fungi group : Ascomycetes
- Systemic mycosis
14
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Geotrichum candidum
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- Disease : geotrichosis
- Fungi group : Ascomycetes
- Systemic mycosis
15
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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
