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MCB-LAB-Fungi
PBSC-MCB-LAB-Fungi
Question | Answer |
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Give the genus/specie name for a type of mold which causes fungus balls in the lungs of immuno-compromised patients. | Aspergillus niger |
The branching filamentous cellular morphology of molds. | Hyphae |
The general cellular morphology of yeasts. | Round or Oval |
The term for organisms which are heterotrophic and obtain their nutrients from dead or decaying animals or plants. | Saprobes |
Name all the types of sexual spores of fungi. | Zygospores, Ascospores, Basidiospores |
Fungal cell walls are composed of : | Chitin |
Not having septa. | Non-septate |
Name 2 general types of microscopic fungi. | Yeasts & Molds |
Name all the types of non-sexual spores of fungi. | Sporangiospores & Conidiospores (Blastospores, Arthrospores, Chlamydospores) |
Yeasts that have both mold and yeast life cycle stages. | Dimorphic |
Name the genus/specie of yeast used in bread and beer making. | Saccharomyces cerevisiae |
The woven or intertwining mass of hyphae which form a mat-like structure in molds. | Mycelium |
Give the genus/specie name for a type of mold which produces a natural antibiotic. | Penicillium notatum |
Give the genus/specie name for a type of mold which commonly grows on bread, and is therefore known as "bread mold". | Rhizopus stolonifer |
Name the genus/specie of yeast that can cause vulvovaginitis. | Candida albicans |
What is the causative agent of thrush? | Candida albicans |