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Microbiology
Undergraduate 3
05/05/2013
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Algae
 Definition
Plant-like w/ photosynthetic pigments & a cell wall. Gymnodinium & Gonyaulax are only human threats.
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Protozoans
 Definition
Animal-like and lack a cell wall. Heterotropic.
Term
Ciliphora
 Definition
Motile by cilia. (EX: Balantidium coli)
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Microspora
 Definition
Motile via polar filament. (Microsporidium)
Term
Apicomplexa
 Definition
Usually non-motile. (Plasmodium-malaria, Cryptosporidium)
Term
Mycoses
 Definition
Fungi that grows in or on the human body & causes a disease.
Term
Yeast
 Definition
Single-celled fungus
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Mold
 Definition
Filamentous fungi.
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Hyphae
 Definition
Individual filaments that absorb nutrients
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Mycelium
 Definition
Collection of hyphae growing on one location.
Term
Zygomycetes
 Definition
Frequently cause food spoilage. (EX: Rhizpos-black bread mold)
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Basidiomycetes
 Definition
Flibasidiella neoformans-causes a form of meningitis
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Saccharomyces
 Definition
Used in making bread, beer, & wine.
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Candida albicans
 Definition
Causes thrush, vaginal yeast infections & diaper rash.
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Pneumocystis jiroveci
 Definition
Causes a lung infection that is a leading cause of death in AIDS patients
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Coocidioides immitis
 Definition
Causes Valley Fever
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Histoplasma capsulatum
 Definition
Causes mild respirartory disease
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Aspergillus
 Definition
Fungi imperfecti. Produces a toxin that is carcinogenic; lung infection.
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Penicillium
 Definition
Fungi imperfecti. Leading source of penicillin.
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Nematode
 Definition
Round worm
Term
Enterobius vermicularis
 Definition
Pinworm
Term
Necator americanus
 Definition
Hookworm
Term
Wucheria bancrofti
 Definition
Elephantitis
Term
Trichuris trichiura
 Definition
whipworm
Term
loa loa
 Definition
blood infection
Term
Cestodes
 Definition
Tapeworm
Term
Trematodes
 Definition
Fluke
Term
Arthropods
 Definition
Insects serving as biological vectors.
Term
Mosquitoes
 Definition
Plasmodium, Flavavirus, West Nile
Term
Fleas
 Definition
Yesinia pestis (plague), Rickettsia typhi (typhus)
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Lice
 Definition
Rickettsia prowazekii (epidemic typhus), Bartonella quintana (trench fever)
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Ticks
 Definition
Rickettsia rickettsii (rocky mountain), Borrelia burgodorgferi (lyme), Francisella tularensis (rabbit fever)
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Flies
 Definition
Loa Loa, Tyrpansoma (african sleeping), Ochocerca volvulus (river blindness)
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