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59 Cards in this Set
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mkold
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long filaments of cells
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yeast
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unicellular fungi
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dimporphic
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fungi that has mold nd yeast phase depending on temperature
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hyphae
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vegetative filament
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mycelium
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thick mass of hyphae
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chitin
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what fungal walls are made of
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cepta
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divides the cytoplasm into separate cells
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coenocytic
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many nuclei per cell
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saprobic
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decomposing
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mycorrhizae
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coexists with plants and helps absorb water and nutrients
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blastospores
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develops from parent cell
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chytridiomycota
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the oldest phyla of fungi
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glomeromycota
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related to plants; type of mycorrhizae
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zygomycetes
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terrestrial; mold on bread and produce
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ascomycetes
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most fungi are made of this; penicillin produced from this.
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basidiomycetes
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species amanita and agaricus
mushrooms and puffballs |
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conidea
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asexually produced in ascomycetes
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ascospore
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produced through sexual reproduction
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ascus
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a sic containing the ascospores
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lichens
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fungi and photosynthetic organisms being friends
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mitosporic
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asexual reproduction
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dermatophytosis
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rings worms on skin, hair, nails transmitted by contact
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ringworm
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skin infection caused by fungus
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tinea corpis
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ringworm on the body
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tinea capitis
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ringworm on the scalp
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tinea cruris
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ringworm on the genital area
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tinea pedis
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ringworm on the feet
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candidiasis
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mild, superficial infection
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candida albicans
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most common form of candidiasis
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vulvovaginitis
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yeast infecting, caused by candida albicans
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sporotrichosis
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caused by sporothrix schenkii in rose bushes
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how sporotrichosis si transmitted
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through rose bushes
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chromoblastomycosis
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filaments getting into the del tissue
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species that cause chromoblastomycosis
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foncesaca
phialophora verrucosa cladosporium |
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cryptococcosis
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disease that goes into the blood stream and CSF
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species that causes cryptococcosis
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C. Neoformans
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histoplasmosis
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caused by H.capsulatum
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blastomycosis
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caused by B. dermatitidis
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coccidioidomycosis
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C. immitis
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arthrospore
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infected stage of an organism of C. Immitis
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Spherule
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release endospores
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Pneumocytosis
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causes lethal pneumonia
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pneumocystis jiroveci
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causes pneumocytosis; AIDS patients; GMS stain
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Aspergillosis
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apsergillosis fumigatus
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apsergillosis fumigatus
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farmer's lung disease
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apsergillosis niger
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not pathogenic
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aflotoxins
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carcinogenic mycotoxins produced by A.flavus and A. parasiticus
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paracoccidioides brasiliensis
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causes south american blastomycosis
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mariner's wheel
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paracoccidioides brasiliensis; yeast phase; 37degrees
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ergotism
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grows on grains
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LSD
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toxin from ergot
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amphiphilic
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binds to sterols
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nystatin and amphotetricin B
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amphiphilic
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allylamines
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inhibits cell metabolism; terbinafine/lamisil
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echinocandins
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messes with synthesis
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imidazole
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inhibits enzyme; miconazole
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traizole
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inhibits enzyme; fluconazole
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griseoflavin
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treats athletes foot; prevents formation of spindle fibers
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5FC
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nucleotide base A synthetic; prevents synthesis of nucleic acid.
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