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TERMS Flashcards

1
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hyphae which grow above the colony surface

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aerial hyphae

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2
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the asexual state of the life cycle

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anamorph

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3
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where the primary host is man

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anthropophilic

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4
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hyphae with swollen tips on dichotomous branches

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antier hyphae

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5
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conidium formed by fragmentation of the hyphae

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arthroconidium

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6
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sexual spore forned in an ascus

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ascospore

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7
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a saclike cell in which ascospores are formed following meiosis

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ascus

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8
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with no cross walls

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aseptae

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9
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sexual spore formed on a basidium following meiosis

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basidiospore

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10
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a specialized cell which produces basidiospore

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basidium

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11
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conidium formed from an outgrowth of the parent cell

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blastoconidium

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12
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production of daughter cells by separation of outgrowths of the parent cell

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budding

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13
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a gelatinous covering around a cell

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capsule

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14
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a swollen thick walled resting cell

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chlamydospore

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15
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club shaped

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clavate

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16
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a sterile dome-shaped expansion at the top of a sporangiophore

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columella

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17
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a specialized hypha which produces conidia

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conidiophore

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18
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an asexual propagule

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conidium

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19
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with brown or black colored hyphae or spores

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dermatiaceous

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20
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a member of the trichophyton, microsporum, or epidermophyton genus which has the ability to attack skin, hair or nail keratin

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dermatophyte

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21
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symmetric branching of hyphae

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dichotomous

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22
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having two morphologic forms dependent on temperature

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dimorphic

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23
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containing a double set of chromosomes

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diploid

24
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a slow growing variant

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dysgonic

25
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dermatophytic in vivo hair invasion where most of the fungus is in the form of a sheath of spores outside the hair

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ectothrix

26
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a spore formed inside a cell by cleavage of the contents

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endospores

27
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dermatophytic in vivo hair invasion where the spores are formed inside the hair

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endothrix

28
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tapering at both ends and swollen at the middle, spindle shaped

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fusiform

29
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where the natural habitat Is in the soil

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geophilic

30
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smooth or waxy surface without aerial mycelium

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glabrous

31
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containing a single set of chromosomes

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haploid

32
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a filament

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hypha

33
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occurring within the length of the hypha

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intercalary

34
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the larger of two types of conidium formed in a single species

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macroconidium

35
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division of diploid nucleus to form two haploid nuclei

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meiosis

36
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the smaller of two types of conidium formed in a single species

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microconidium

37
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division of diploid nucleus to form two diploid nuclei

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mitosis

38
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a filamentous fungus

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mold

39
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showing both vertical and horizontal divisions

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muriform

40
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a mass of hyphae

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mycelium

41
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a solid mass composed of fungal elements in tissue

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mycetoma

42
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hyphae which have comb like projections

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pectinate hyphae

43
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a specialized cell which produce successive conidia

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phialide

44
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a filament formed by the elongation of yeast cells

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pseudohyphae

45
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pear shaped

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pyriform

46
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a root like filament

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rhizoid

47
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cup like crusts containing profuse hyphae, formed on the skin in favus

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scutula

48
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a cross wall

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septum

49
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a spherical cell containing endospores

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spherule

50
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a specialized hypha which produces a sporangium

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sporangiophore

51
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a structure in which asexual spores are formed by cleavage of the contents

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sporangium

52
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a general term for a reproductive propagule

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spore

53
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the sexual phase of the life cycle

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teleomorph

54
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a swollen tip of a conidiophore or sporangiophore

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vesicle

55
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a fungus which is predominantly unicellular and characteristically divides by budding

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yeast

56
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where the primary host is an animal

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zoophilic

57
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a thick walled resting spore

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zygospore

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