Part 1 Flashcards
characteristics of fungi
Obligate aerobe
Thallophytes (true nuclei) (heterotrophic members of the plant family that lack stems and roots)
Lack chlorophyll
Larger and with more complex morphology than bacteria
Chittin in the cell wall
Ergosterol in the cell membrane
Saprophytic
Lack of susceptibility to the antibacterial antibiotics
Intertwining structure composed of tubular filaments known as Hyphae
Mycelium
Two parts of mycelium
Vegetative or thallus portion
Reproductive or aerial part
Grows in or on a substrate and absorbs water and nutrients
Vegetative portion or thallus
contains fruiting bodies that produce reproductive structures (conidia or spores); extends above the agar surface
reproductive or aerial part
microscopic unit of fungi
Hypha
Different kinds of hypha
Septate
Aseptate/coenocytic/sparsely septate
Dermatiaceous
Hyaline
Contain cross walss
Septate
All fungi are septate except
Zygomycetes
continous, without cross walls
Aseptate/Coenocytic
Example of aseptate
Zygomycetes ( RHIZOPUS, MUCUR, ABSIDIA)
Dark colored
Dermatiaceous
Colorless
Hyaline
Mass or colony of hyphae
Mycelium
Organized body of hypae
Fruiting body (e.g mushroom)
Types of fungi
Monomorphic fungi
Dimorphic fungi
Parts of fungi
Mycelium
Hypha
One phase only
Monomorphic fungi
Capable of two phases
Dimorphic fungi
Infective to man
Mycelial or mold at 25 to 30 degrees
Tissue or invasive phase
Yeast at 37 degrees