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19 Cards in this Set
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Fungi Characteristics |
-part of own kingdom -no chlorophil -Parasites, can't produce own food |
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Unicellular Fungi |
Yeast |
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Multicellular Fungi |
Mold |
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Groups of Fungi |
-Zygomycetes -Ascomycetes -Basidiomycetes -Deuteromycetes |
4 groups |
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Types of Zygomycetes |
-Rhizopus: bread mold -green/gray -Mucor: water mold -white/yellow -can make you very sick |
2 types |
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Types of Ascomycetes |
-Saccharomyces -Penicillum -Aspergillus |
3 types |
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Saccharomyces |
Brewer's/Baker's yeast |
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Penicillium |
mold Penicillin |
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Aspergillus |
nut mold can make you very sick |
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Basidiomycetes |
Mushrooms, toadstools, puffballs |
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Deuteromycetes |
Most likely to cause human disease |
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Dermatophytes |
Skin fungus diseases -tinia capitis (scalp) -tinia barbrae (facial hair) -tinia crusis (groin) -tinia petis (foot) -tinia unguium (nail bed) -tinia corporis (body) |
6 types |
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Blastomyces Dermatitis |
-Causes Blastomycosis aka Gilchrist's disease -Starts as respiratory then spreads to skin -Causes abscesses |
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Candida Albicans |
-Candidiasis aka Thrush -Opportunist -Can affect mouth, genitals or blood |
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Coccidioides Immitis |
-Coccidiomycosis aka Valley Fever -Primary: mild -Secondary: fuliminant |
Primary vs Secondary |
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Cryptococcus Neoformans |
-Cryptococcosis aka Torulosis -Affects CNS -Opportunist -Get from contact w/ bird feces |
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Histoplasma Capsulatum |
-Histoplasmosis aka Darling's Fever -Primary vs Progressive -Opportunist -Get from contact w/ bird or bat feces |
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Sporothrix Schenkii |
-Sporotrichosis -Causes nodules and ulceration -Get from plants w/ thorns |
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Apergillus Fumagatis, Flavus, and Niger |
-Aspergillosis -Pulmonary -Opportunist -Nuts w/ shells -Mutagenic: can alter DNA -Carcinogenic -Green/gray |
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