Introduction to Mycology // Microbiology

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Sintesi

TLDRThis introduction to mycology explores the diverse roles of fungi, which are essential for degrading organic matter. Fungi can be saprobes, symbionts, commensals, or parasites, and they play a significant role in human health, especially as opportunistic pathogens in immunocompromised individuals. Structurally, fungi are eukaryotic organisms with a rigid cell wall made of chitin and glucan, and they can be unicellular (yeasts) or multicellular (molds). Yeasts reproduce by budding, while molds consist of hyphae that form mycelium. Fungi reproduce through spores, which can be sexual or asexual, and many fungi exhibit dimorphism, existing in both yeast and mold forms.

Punti di forza

  • 🍄 Fungi are diverse organisms essential for degrading organic matter.
  • 🔍 They can be saprobes, symbionts, commensals, or parasites.
  • 🧬 Fungi have a rigid cell wall made of chitin and glucan.
  • 🔄 Yeasts reproduce by budding or fission.
  • 🌱 Molds consist of thread-like structures called hyphae.
  • 🌐 Mycelium is formed by the intertwining of hyphae.
  • ⚛️ Fungi reproduce through sexual and asexual spores.
  • 🔄 Teleomorphs produce sexual spores; anamorphs produce asexual spores.
  • 🌈 Many fungi are dimorphic, existing as both yeasts and molds.
  • 💉 Fungi can be opportunistic pathogens in immunocompromised individuals.

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    The introduction to mycology highlights the diverse roles of fungi, primarily as decomposers of organic matter. Fungi can be classified into various categories based on their relationships with other organisms: saprobes (decomposers), symbionts (mutually beneficial), commensals (one benefits, the other is unaffected), and parasites (harmful to the host). In recent years, fungi have become significant opportunistic pathogens, especially in immunocompromised individuals, leading to serious health issues. Fungi are eukaryotic organisms characterized by a rigid cell wall made of chitin and glucan, and they can be unicellular (yeasts) or multicellular (molds). Yeasts reproduce by budding or fission, forming round colonies, while molds consist of hyphae that form mycelium and produce filamentous colonies. Molds can produce specialized structures for reproduction, such as conidia, which are easily airborne. Many medically important fungi are dimorphic, existing in both yeast and mold forms. Fungi reproduce through spores, which can be sexual or asexual, with asexual spores being categorized as sporangiospores or conidia.

Mappa mentale

Video Domande e Risposte

  • What are fungi?

    Fungi are a diverse group of organisms that primarily degrade organic matter.

  • How do fungi obtain nutrients?

    Fungi are heterotrophic and can be saprobes, symbionts, commensals, or parasites.

  • What is the structure of fungi?

    Fungi have a rigid cell wall made of chitin and glucan, and their cell membrane contains ergosterol.

  • What are the two main forms of fungi?

    Fungi can be unicellular (yeasts) or multicellular (molds).

  • How do yeasts reproduce?

    Yeasts reproduce by budding or fission.

  • What are hyphae?

    Hyphae are thread-like structures that make up the body of molds.

  • What is mycelium?

    Mycelium is a mat-like structure formed by the intertwining of hyphae.

  • What are spores?

    Spores are reproductive units that can be sexual or asexual.

  • What is the difference between teleomorph and anamorph?

    Teleomorph produces sexual spores, while anamorph produces asexual spores.

  • What is dimorphism in fungi?

    Dimorphic fungi can exist in both yeast and mold forms.

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    introduction to mycology
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    the fungi represent a ubiquitous and
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    diverse group of organisms
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    the main purpose of which is to degrade
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    organic matter
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    all fungi lead a heterotrophic existence
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    as saprobes organisms that live on dead
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    or decaying matter
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    symbionts organisms that live together
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    and
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    in which the association is of mutual
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    advantage
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    commensals organisms living in a close
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    relationship
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    in which one benefits from the
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    relationship and the other
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    neither benefits nor is harmed or as
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    parasites
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    organisms that live on or within a host
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    from which they derive benefits without
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    making any useful contribution in return
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    in the case of pathogens
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    the relationship is harmful to the host
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    fungi have emerged in the past two
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    decades as major causes of human disease
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    especially among those individuals who
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    are immunocompromised
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    or hospitalized with serious underlying
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    diseases
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    among these patient groups fungi serve
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    as opportunistic pathogens
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    causing considerable morbidity and
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    mortality
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    they are eukaryotic organisms that are
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    distinguished from other eukaryotes
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    by a rigid cell wall composed of chitin
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    and glucan and a cell membrane in which
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    ergosterol is substituted for
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    cholesterol
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    as the major sterol component
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    fungi may be unicellular or
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    multicellular
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    the most simple grouping based on
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    morphology lumps fungi into other yeasts
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    or molds
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    a yeast can be defined morphologically
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    as a cell that reproduces by budding or
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    fission
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    where a progenitor or mother cell
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    pinches off a portion of itself
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    to produce a progeny or daughter cell
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    the daughter cells may elongate to form
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    sausage like
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    pseudo-hyphae yeasts are usually
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    unicellular and produce round pasty
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    or mucoid colonies on agar
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    molds on the other hand are
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    multicellular organisms consisting of
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    thread-like tubular structures called
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    hyphae
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    that elongated their tips by a process
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    known as
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    apical extension hyphae are either
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    coenocytic
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    or septate the hyphae form together to
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    produce a matte-like
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    structure called a mycelium the colonies
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    formed by molds
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    are often described as filamentous hairy
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    or woolly
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    when growing on agar or other solid
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    surfaces molds produce hyphae
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    termed vegetative hyphae that grow on or
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    beneath
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    the surface of the culture medium and
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    also hyphae that project above the
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    surface of the medium
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    so called aerial hyphae the aerial
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    hyphae may produce specialized
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    structures
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    known as canadia the canadian may be
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    produced by either
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    a ballastic budding process or a
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    phallic process where hyphal segments
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    fragment into individual
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    cells or arthrocanadia
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    the canadia are easily airborne and
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    serve to disseminate
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    the fungus many fungi of medical
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    importance are termed
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    dimorphic because they exist in both a
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    yeast and a mold form
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    most fungi exhibit aerobic respiration
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    although some are facultatively
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    anaerobic
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    fermentative and others are strictly
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    anaerobic
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    fungi reproduce by formation of spores
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    that may be sexual or asexual
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    the form of the fungus producing sexual
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    spores is termed the teleomorph
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    and the form producing asexual spores is
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    termed
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    the anamorph asexual spores consist of
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    two general types
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    sporangiospores and canadia
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    sporangiospores are asexual spores
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    produced
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    in a containing structure or sporangia
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    canadia are asexual spores that are born
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    naked on specialized structures
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Tag
  • mycology
  • fungi
  • decomposers
  • symbionts
  • pathogens
  • yeasts
  • molds
  • hyphae
  • spores
  • dimorphism