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Microbiology
Undergraduate 3
05/10/2011

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Mycology
Definition
Study of fungus
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Saprobe
Definition
Digest organic matter outside their body and then absorb nutrients
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Thallus
Definition
Body of fungus
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mycelium
Definition
fungal cells arranged in a network of threadlike hyphae
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Hyphae
Definition
Single thread of cells in fungi
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septate
Definition
have septa walls between fungal cells
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Aseptate
Definition
hyphae lack septa
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Multinucleate
Definition
having two or more nuclei
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Fungal Spore
Definition
unicellular or multicellular reproductive or distrubutional cells develop into a number of different phases of the complex circle of fungi
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Mitosis
Definition
A-sexual reproduction
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meiosis
Definition
diploid to haploid productes gametes
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Plasmogamy
Definition
fusion of cytoplasm of two cells results in a dinucleate cell
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Karyogamy
Definition
two nuclei fuse
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clamp connection
Definition
each nucleus divides by mitosis clam connection allows for proper distrubution of two nuclei
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mycosis
Definition
disease caused by a fungus
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superficial
Definition
affects keratanized tissue skin, hair, and nails
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subcutaneous
Definition
affects the skin layers beneath keratanized tissue can spread to lymph
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systemic
Definition
affects internal organs
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