Myco- INTRO Flashcards
It means relying on decaying vegetation and plants for sources of nutrition
Saprobes
Possess true nuclei
Thallophytes
Members of plant or family that lack stems and roots
Heterotrophic
Fungi are separated from plant kingdom because they do not possess what?
Chlorophyll
These are acquired through inhalation of spores or inoculation by trauma into the skin
Mycoses or fungal infections
Other name for mycoses
Fungal infections
What is the structure of a yeast?
Bud
What is the structure of a mold/s?
Hypha/e
Tell whether it is yeast phase or mold phase:
multicellular
Mold phase
Tell whether it is yeast phase or mold phase:
Unicellular
Yeast phase
Tell whether it is yeast phase or mold phase:
Cottony, mycelial mass
Mold phase
Tell whether it is yeast phase or mold phase:
Creamy and larger, resembling a bacterial colony
Yeast phase
Tell whether it is yeast phase or mold phase:
It can grow in room tempt
Mold phase
What is the room temperature?
20-24 degree celcius
Common form of fungus that is commonly seen in environment
Mold
Give Example of a Mold
Rhizophus
Give example of a yeast
Candida
It can exist as a yeast or mold form
Dimorphic fungi
Fungi grow better at a pH of?
pH 5
Molds, yeasts
which is aerobic and facultative anaerobe?
Molds - aerobic
Yeasts - facultative anaerobe
True or false: Fungi can grow in high sugar or salt concentration?
True
True or false: Fungi can grow in very low moisture content
True
True or false: Fungi requires more nitrogen that a bacteria for growth
False - LESS
True or false: capable of metabolizing carbohydrate content ( wood)
True
Intertwining structure composed of tubular filaments called hyphae
Group of hyphae
Mycelium
Microscopic units of fungi
Hyphae
Type of hyphae with cross walls
Septate
Type of hyphae that is continuous without cross-over
Aseptate or Coenocytic hyphae
Other name for aseptate
Coenocytic hyphae
Vegetative portion w/c grows on a substrate & absorbs water and nutrients
Thallus part
Reproductive portion which contains fruiting body that produce the spores/conidia
Aerial part
Called imperfect fungi
Other term of the answer above
Asexual
Anamorph
Called perfect fungi
Other name of the answer above
Sexual
Teleomorph
What are the 3 phases of sexual
Haploid nucleus
Diploid nucleus
Meiosis
Produce singly or groups, arrange in long chains or clusters by specialized hyphae called ________?
The meaning above is the description of ____?
Conidiospores
Conidia
Large, usually aseptate and club oval or spindle shape
Macroconidia
Small and unicellular with a round, elliptical or pinform shape
Microconidia
It is born directly on the side of hyphae
Sessile
It is born directly on the end or tip of hyphae
Pedunculated
Develop as a daughter cell, buds off the mother cell and it is pinched off.
May elongate to form _______?
Give example
Blastoconidia
Pseudohyphae
Candida
Thick-walled resistant, resting spores produced by rounding up.
Give example
Chlamydoconidia
Candida
Chlamydoconidia: hyphal tip
Terminal arrangement
Chlamydoconidia: hyphal side
Sessile
Chlamydoconidia: hyphal strand
Intercalary
Involves simple fragmentation of the mycelium of the septum into the cask shape (barrel shape) spores
Artroconidia
Asexual spores contained in sacs or sporangia that are produced terminally
It is unique to the group of fungi known as _________?
Sporangiospores
zygomycetes / Rhizophus
Type of mycoses seen in first layer of epidermis particularly in stratum corneum and essentially elicit no inflammation
Superficial
Type of mycoses seen in the superficial and whole epidermis
Cutaenous
Type of mycoses that can spread in the entire body and cause diseases in organs
Systemic
Type of mycoses which cannot produce dses but can affect immunocompromised people
Opportunistic
Aka conjugation fungi
Sexual?
Asexual?
Zygomycota
Zygospores
Sporangiospores
Give example of zygomycota
Rhizophus nigricans
Microscopic view of zygomycota
Pin or sugar molds
Aka sac fungi
Sexual?
Asexual?
Ascomycota
Ascospores
Conidia
It is the largest phylum with over 64 000 spp
Ascomycota
Give examples of ascomycota
Trychophyton, Microsporum, Blastomyces
Aka club fungi
Sexual?
Asexual?
Basidiomycota
Basidiospores
Conidia
Give examples of Basidiomycota
Mushrooms, Cryptococcus neoformans
Aka imperfect fungi only capable of asexual reproduction
Deuteromycota
Give examples of Deuteromycota
Epidermiphyton, Sporothrix, Candida, Pneumocystis carinii
Enumerate fundamental roles of fungi
Decomposition of matter
Direct source of food (mushroom)
Leavening agent
Pdxn of antibiotics and vaccine
