Chapter 5 Study Points: Eukaryotic Microbes and Protozoan Pathogens

Vocabulary flashcards covering the characteristics of Eukarya, fungal structures, and specific protozoan and fungal pathogens from the Chapter 5 lecture.

Eukarya domain

The biological domain that includes microbes like protozoa and fungi.

Protozoa

Microscopic eukaryotic organisms that belong to the Eukarya domain.

Fungi

Eukaryotic microbes categorized by having cell walls that differ from those of bacteria.

Bacterial cell walls

Structures unique to bacteria that are different from those found in fungal cells.

Antibiotics

Substances used for bacterial infections that do not affect fungi due to structural differences.

Eukaryotic microbes

Major groups of organisms such as protozoa and fungi discussed in the lecture.

Prokaryotic microbes

Organisms that are compared to eukaryotic microbes to understand their differences.

Major groups of eukaryotic microbes

Categories of microbes discussed in class within the Eukarya domain.

Protists

A group of eukaryotic organisms whose basic characteristics are emphasized in the chapter.

Naegleria fowleri

A protozoan pathogen requiring description of its features and infections.

Acanthamoeba

A type of protozoan pathogen that causes specific infections.

Entamoeba histolytica

A protozoan pathogen included in the list of pathogens to describe.

Plasmodium

A protozoan pathogen and a study focus for eukaryotic microbes.

Cryptosporidium

A protozoan pathogen discussed for its clinical and biological features.

Toxoplasma gondii

A protozoan pathogen known for causing specific infections.

Giardia

A medically important protozoan pathogen reviewed in the study points.

Sepate

A fungal structural term used to differentiate certain fungal hyphae from nonseptate ones.

Nonseptate

A descriptor for fungal hyphae that lacks the cross-walls found in sepate types.

Dimorphic

A characteristic of fungi describing their ability to exist in more than one form.

Four groups of fungi

The classification of fungi containing groups that include human pathogens.

Ascomycota

A group of fungi specifically noted for containing medically relevant species on slide 19.

Valley fever

An infection identified in the notes as being caused by Cryptococcus immitis.

Cryptococcus immitis

The organism listed as the causative agent of Valley fever.

Histoplasmosis

A fungal infection caused by Histoplasma capsulatum.

Histoplasma capsulatum

The fungal pathogen identified as the cause of Histoplasmosis.