INTRO TO MYCOLOGY TERMS

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unicellular. spheiicad to ellipsoid [3-15 tpmi

lungal polls that usually reproduca lay budding

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yeasts

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A fliarnentous fungus

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mold

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having two morphologic forms dependent on temperature

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dimorphic

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the diversity of fungi can be organized as what types of species?

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yeasts
mold-like
mushroom and toadstool

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the fungi cell wall is made of?

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chitin poly N-acetylglucosamine

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individual filament (small little divisions) that compose a mold colony

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hypha

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incomplete budding where the cells elongate but remain attached after division

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pseudohyphae

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A matt/ mass of hyphae growth

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mycelium

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Hyphae which grow above the colony surface

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aerial hyphae

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filaments of cells
Visible mycelium (colony)

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thallus

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production of daughter cells like blastoconidia by separation of outgrowth o the parent cell

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budding

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asexual reproductive structure like microspores produced either from the transformation of a vegetative yeast or hyphae cell or from a specialized conidiogenous cell which can be simple or complex and elaborate

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Conidia

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conidia may be formed on specialized hyphae

examples?

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conidiophores

microconidia(small) and macroconidia(large)

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conidia that result from the fragmentation of hyphae cells like the coccidioides immitis

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arthroconidia

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a structure which asexual spores are formed by cleavage of the contents

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sporangium

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a specialized hypha which produces a sporangium

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sporangiopores

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sexual spore formed in in ascus

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ascopore

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a large sac filled with endospores each of which is capable of reproduction and produced by _____?

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endospherules

coccidioides imitis

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thick walled, round or irregular resting spores which are capable of reproducing the fungus

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chlamydospores

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following meiosis, four meiospores usually form on the surface of a specialized structure, club shaped basidium

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basidiospores

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following meiosis, a large thick wall of this term develops

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zygospore

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coenocytic hyphae are common with?

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zygomycetes

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fungi which produce microscopic spores inside special, elongated cells or sacs, known as ‘asci’

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ascomycetes

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a fungus whose spores develop in basidia. These include the majority of familiar mushrooms and toadstools

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basidiomycetes

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anamorphic fungi, fungi (kingdom Fungi) in which a true sexual state is uncommon or unknown. Many of these fungi reproduce asexually by spores (conidia or oidia) or by budding

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deuteromycetes

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fungi that lack sexual reproduction and are represented by an anamorph. These are identified on the basis of asexual reproductive structures

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fungi imperfecti

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fungi whose cell walls contain melanin which imparts a brown or black pigment

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dermitaceous fungi

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fungi that are nonpigmented

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hyaline hyphae

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name this type of mycology classification scheme skin, hair, and/ or nails Involves keratinized tissue or nails, hair, or stratum corneum of the skin (dermatophytes) (Tinea versicolor)

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Superficial

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name this type of mycology classification scheme Involve primarily subcutaneous tissues, lymphatic vessels and contiguous tissues. Usually acquired by trauma

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Subcutaneous

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name this type of mycology classification scheme May involve any organ system and can vary from subclinical to progressive disease. Can cause disease in healthy individuals, the etiologic agents have a specific geographic niche

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Systemic

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name this type of mycology classification scheme Fungi that are part of normal flora, or saprophytic organisms out in the environment. Often initiated by a break in the hosts primary lines of defense.

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Opportunistic

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a type of bacterial infection caused by the Corynebacterium minitissimum in which Pink to red to reddish brown, fluoresces coral red under Woods lamp. (almost looks like Tinea cruris)

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erythrasma