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- Eukaryotic cells (higher cells)
- Larger and more complex
- Undergo mitosis
- Have a nucleus
- Many chromosomes
- Lots of cell structures
- Can be unicellular or multicellular
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| Are referred to (incorrectly) as "false fungi" |
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| Most are unicellular, oval or spherical cells and reproduce asexually by budding. |
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| Avg. diameter of a yeast cell |
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| Bud forms on perimeter of yeast cells and grows until it is a full size yeast cell, then detaches. |
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Candida albicans
Cryptococcus neoformans
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| Commonly known as "bakers yeast" or "brewers yeast" and is beneficial to humans (not detrimental) |
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| most of these organisms need sugar to thrive and are facultative |
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| Most common pathogenic yeast |
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| Infection caused by Candida albicans is called ______. |
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| Yeast that is dimorphic (2 forms) |
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| Unicellular, oval, budding yeast. |
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| Form Candida takes at body temperature (~37C) |
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| Multicellular, with pseudohyphae and spores. |
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| Form Candida takes at below body temperature (<35C) |
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| purpose of chlamydospores |
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| Candida buds that elongate and chain together, branching in different directions. |
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pseudohyphae
blastospores
chlamydospores |
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| Three features of Candida albicans as a multicellular organism. |
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Vaginitis
Oral Candida
Candida dermititis
Systemic infections |
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| Four types of Candida albicans infections |
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| creamy discharge, possible bleeding, discomfort, red rash on skin |
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| symptoms of vaginitis caused by Candida albicans |
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| infection of the mouth and throat, occurs mostly in immunosuppressed persons. |
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| babies, AIDs patients, cancer patients on chemotherapy |
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| Three groups of people who are susceptible to thrush. |
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| Bright red rash on moist skin, flaking and peeling of skin. |
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| Symptoms of Candida dermititis |
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Pneumonia
Encephalitis
Meningitis |
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| Three systemic infections caused by Candida albicans in immunosuppressed people. |
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Nystatin
Ketoconazole (clotrimazole, lotrimin) |
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| Two current treatments for Candida. |
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| Gentian violet (crystal violet) |
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| Old treatment for Candida albicans |
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| Yeast found in soils with nutrients contained mostly in pigeon droppings. |
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| Yeast that contains a capsule to help prevent phagocytosis. |
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| Infected dust is inhaled causing respiratory infection, fever, chronic persistent cough, malaise. |
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| How cryptococcocis is contracted and its symptoms. |
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| generally run-down and tired due to respiratory infection |
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| scar tissue can form in lungs leading to pneumonia and TB-like illness |
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| secondary diseases from cryptococcocis |
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| Amphotericin B (antibiotic) |
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| Treatment for cryptococcocis. |
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| Pneumocystis carinii (Pneumocystis jiravecii) |
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| Yeast that causes very severe pneumonia known as PCP in immunisuppressed persons. |
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| Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) |
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| Leading cause of death in AIDs patients |
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| Treatment for Pneumocystis carinii |
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