Mycology Flashcards
What is mycology?
Study of fungi
Where are fungi?
Soil, vegetation, water
How do fungi get energy?
Extracellular digestion
What are fungi that get energy from dead organic matter called?
Saprophytic
What are fungi that get energy from living organisms called?
Parasitic
Are fungi basic or acidic?
Acidic (pH=5)
What do fungi cell walls contain?
Chitin
What is something in the cell membrane of fungi that is a major target of anti-fungal treatment?
Ergosterols
What are yeasts?
unicellular
What are molds?
Multicellular
How do yeast reproduce?
Budding
What is the fundamental tube-like structure of molds?
Hypha
What is a continuous cells of molds without cross walls?
Aseptate hyphae
What is hypha divided by cross walls?
Septate hyphae
What is the intertwined branching filaments forming the vegetative portion of the fungus?
Mycelium
What happens if an aseptate hyphae is injured?
Death due to inability to heal (unlike septate)
What type of fungus causes most pathogenicity?
Dimorphic fungi
What are fungi that form yeast/molds at different temperatures?
Dimorphic fungi
Fungi reproduce both asexually and sexually, how do they do it asexually?
Mitosis
Fungi reproduce both asexually and sexually, how do they do it sexually?
Meiosis
What are the fungi that form within a sac and release?
Sporangiospores
What type of cell structure do sporangiospores have?
Aseptate hyphae
What are the fungi that form within a bulb with little finger projections?
Conidiospores
What type of cell structure do conidiospores have?
Septate hyphae
What is the sexual reproduction characterized by the fusion of two compatible thalli?
Zygospores
What are the most medically relevant fungi?
Ascospores
What fungi forms the mushrooms?
Basidiospores
What are the 4 major phyla of the fungi kingdom?
Zygomycota = bread molds
Ascomycota = sac fungi
Basiciomycota = club fungi
Deuteromycota = fungi imperfecti
What are most fungal species classified as?
Dikarya (ascomycota and basidiomycota)
How is immunity to fungal infection characterized?
Cell-mediated
What is fungus that invade keratinized epidermal structures?
Dermatophytes (cutaneous mycoses)
What is fungus that penetrates beneath skin and involve deeper layers of the skin and muscle?
Subcutaneous mycoses
What is fungus that invades deep into the tissue/blood?
Systemic mycoses