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| Are multicellular, produce chains of cells called hyphae and are referred to as "true fungi." |
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Common non-pathogenic molds
Dermatophyte molds
Dimorphic systemic molds |
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| Common non-pathogenic molds |
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| Molds that are found in soil, air, plants, animals, etc... |
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Aspergillus
Penicillium
Rhizopus |
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Definition
3 examples of
common non-pathogenic molds |
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vegetative hyphae (white)
aerial hyphae (white)
conidium/vesicle (at ends of aerial hyphae)
conidiospores ( on conidium - black) |
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Definition
| Physical characteristics of Aspergillus |
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Definition
| Poison produced when Aspergillus grows on certain foods (such as peanuts) |
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| long term exposure to Aflatoxin can cause this disease |
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Definition
| The main factor that makes Aspergillus pathogenic to humans is _______________. |
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- vegetative hyphae (white)
- aerial hyphae
- sterigmata (leaf shaped bunches at ends of aerial hyphae)
- conidiospores (green, blue, gray)
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| Physical characteristics of Penicillium |
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| Common non-pathogenic mold that can be used to make an antiobiotic and is involved in most cheese production. |
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| Major factor that makes Penicillium harmful to humans is _______________. |
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- vegetative hyphae (white/silver)
- aerial hyphae (silver)
- sporangium (sphere at end of aerial hyphae)
- sporangiospores inside sporangium (black)
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Definition
| Physical characteristics of Rhizopus |
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Term
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Definition
| Molds that infect skin, hair and nails and need a protein called keratin that is found in these places. |
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Microsporum
Trichophyton
Epidermophyton |
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Definition
| 3 common dermatophyte molds |
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Term
- vegetative hyphae(tan)
- no aerial hyphae
- spores are directly on/under vegetative hyphae
- macroconidia(large, leaf shaped spores)
- microconidia (smaller spores)
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Definition
| Physical characteristics of dermatophyte molds |
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Term
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| Common name for dermatophyte mold infection |
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Term
| bright, red, flaky, circular, raised rash |
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Definition
| Physical symptoms of dermatophyte mold infection |
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Term
- tinea capitis - scalp and hair
- tinea barbae - face/beard
- tinea corporis - trunk of the body
- tinea cruris - groin (jock itch)
- tinea pedis - between toes, under toenails (athlete's foot)
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Definition
| Five examples of dermatophyte mold infections. |
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Term
Antibiotics
griseafolvin
ketoconozole (lotramin) |
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Definition
| Treatment for dermatophyte mold infections |
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Term
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Definition
| Molds that appear yeast-like inside the body and mold-like outside the body. |
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Term
tuberculate macroconidia
vegetative hyphae |
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Definition
| Physical structures of a dimorphic mold |
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Term
Temperature
Inside body = single-celled appearance
Outside body = multiple cells, hyphae and spores |
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Definition
| Factor that changes the appearance of a dimorphic mold. |
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Term
Histoplasma capsulatum
Coccidioides immitis |
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Definition
| Two important dimorphic molds. |
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Term
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Definition
| Mold found in midwestern and eastern US soils that cause an infection called histoplasmosis. |
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Term
Crow-family bird droppings
Bat droppings (guano) |
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Definition
| Where Histoplasma capsulatum find nutrients. |
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Term
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Definition
| Causes TB-like illness called coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) and its spores are found in semi-arid desert-like soils in the Southwestern US. |
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Term
vegetative hyphae
arthrospores |
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Definition
| physical structure of Coccidioides immitis |
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Term
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Definition
| Used to treat coccidioidomycosis and histoplasmosis. |
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Term
| Every other cell of the hyphae swells up and turns into arthrospores, which are then detached from the hyphae. |
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Definition
| How spores of Coccidioides immitis are formed. |
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