Mycology intro

Single celled fungi, round / oval shaped.

Yeast

how does yeast reproduce?

asexual budding

Multicelled fungi

mold

Threadlike growth off of mold

hyphae

Hyphae that has separations or walls between segments

Septate hyphae

Are there vaccines for fungal diseases?

No

Fungi that can exist as both yeast and mold

Dimorphic

When is dimorphic fungi yeast vs mold

“Yeast in heat, mold in cold”

Most important component of Fungal cell membrane

Ergosterol

Target for anti-fungal medications

Ergosterol in cell membrane

Polysaccharides in fungal cell walls

• Alpha-glucan

• Beta-glucan

• chitin

“ABC in wall”

Glycoprotein in fungal cell wall

Mannoproteins

What type of metabolism are fungi typically?

Aerobic

Fungi can reproduce both sexually and asexually, which do most pathogenic fungi do?

Asexual

how do yeast asexually reproduce

budding

how do molds asexually reproduce

form spores from hypha filaments

Single celled vs multi-celled spore names

• Single: microconidia

• Multi: Macroconidia

Name of infection from fungal when you ingest food with fungi

Mycoses

Endemic Vs opportunistic

• Endemic: infect immunocompetent

• Opportunistic: infects immunocompromised

The ______ degree of immunocompromised, the ____ risk of severe infection

• Greater, greater

• Lesser, lesser

True or false any pathogenic fungi can be opportunistic?

True