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MYCOLOGY INTRODUCTION Flashcards

1
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Cell wall of fungi

A

CHITIN

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2
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Yeast reproduce through what?

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Budding or Fission

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3
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A single vegetative cell that forms a smooth, creamy and bacterial like colony.

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YEAST

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4
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A vegetative cell that has a fuzzy or wooly appearance because of the formation of mycelia

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MOLDS

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5
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Long strands of tube like structures of molds

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HYPHAE

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6
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Mass of hyphae

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MYCELIA

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7
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What are the types of MYCELIA?

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Aerial- responsible for the wooly and fuzzy appearance of molds
Vegetative- responsible for the nutrient absorption of the molds

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8
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What are the forms of vegetative mycelia

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Antler Hyphae- Antler-shaped with swollen tips
Racquet Hyphae- has club shaped appearance
Spiral Hyphae- has spiral appearance
Rhizoids- root like appearance

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9
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What are the types of HYPHAE?

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Septate Hyphae- frequent crosswalls occuring perpendicular to the outer walls
Sparsely Septate Hyphae/Coenocytic/Aseptate- have few crosswalls at irregular intervals

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10
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What are the types of PIGMENTATION of HYPHAE

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Hyaline hyphae- non pigmented or lightly pigmented
Phaeiod/Dematiacious hyphae- darkly pigmented

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11
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Yeast grow at ___C temperature

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37C

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12
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Molds grow at __C temperature

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22-25C

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13
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What are the 2 types of reproduction of fungi?

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Sexual
Asexual

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14
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It is the type of reproduction that results in the formation of conidia following mitosis

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ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION

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15
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It is a type of reproduction that requires two different hyphae that will fuse to form a zygospore

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SEXUAL REPRODUCTION

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16
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Portal of entry of fungi

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Skin, Hair, Nails, Respiratory Tract, Gastrointestinal Tract, Urinary Tract

17
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Mode of transmission

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Inhalation, Inoculation, Ingestion

18
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SITE OF INFECTION

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Superficial-outermost layer, surface of the skin
Cutaneous/Dermatomycoses- infection of skin, nails and hair
Subcutaneous- subcutaneous tissue
Systemic- involves deep organs
Opportunistic- fungi grows because of low immunity

19
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Texture of colony morphology

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Cottony
Glabrous
Granular
Velvety

20
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Appearance of colony morphology

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Rugose
Umbonate
Verrucose
Flat

21
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This culture media is used for direct examination of hair, skin and nails

A

Lactophenol cotton blue

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