PPT-Introduction to Fungi (Mycology)

Main Characteristics of Fungi Eukaryotic cells Nonphotosynthetic heterotrophic Most fungi are multicellular molds but unicellular yeasts The cell walls of Fungi are made of . Mycology - the study of fungi fungi - plural fungus - singular 1) fungi are eukaryotic • they have a nuclei & membrane - bound organelles 2) they are heterotrophs • they depend on ot BY. Prof. Mohamed I. . Bassyouni. Kingdom Fungi. Fungi are all around us. • . We touch them, we swallow them, we. breathe them .. • . There are more than 100.000 fungi in nature.. • . superfacial. and cutaneous mycoses. Presented : by Dr. . nouripour-sisakht. 5. Medical mycology. Reference. www.mycology.adelaide.edu. . . mycology online. Medical mycology: Dr. Zainii. Medical mycology: Dr. Shadzie. -. the study of fungi. fungi - . singular. fungus - . plural. 1) Fungi are . eukaryotic. they have a nuclei & mitochondria. 2) They are . heterotrophs. they depend on other organisms for food. 3) They are . Characteristics of Fungi. Cell wall made of . chitin. Heterotrophs and major Decomposers. Body is made of . long filaments of hyphae which form a . mycelium. Reproduce sexually and asexually. Asexually by spores. Characteristics of Fungi. Cell wall made of . chitin. Heterotrophs and major Decomposers. Body is made of . long filaments of hyphae which form a . mycelium. Reproduce sexually and asexually. Asexually by spores. lecture.  . Introductions. Terms: . Mycology = . Mykes. = . mushrom. = fungi (It is drive from a Latin word). Kingdom: . myceteae. or . mycota. (Fungus) is singular term where (fungi) are pleural term. . Medical Mycology Lecture Slides AL-HEDAITHY Basic mycology 2 Superficial Mycoses 9 Pityriasis versicolor 10 Tinea Nigra 12 Piedra 14 Dermatophytoses 17 Mycetoma 25 Rhinosporidiosis 35 Lobomycosis COMMENTS Further comments/Treatment/Provisional diagnosis: Note: Antibiograms come standard when pathogenic organisms are grown MATERIAL EXAMINATION Eye (conjunctiva) CUAE CUFU CHLAMPCR Bacteriology, Introduction to Mycology. Mycology is the study of fungi –. Yeast. Mold. Mycology. Yeasts and molds have different structural and reproductive characteristics. Yeast are unicellular, nucleated rounded fungi while molds are multicellular, filamentous fungi. 2nd Professional (Veterinary Microbiology). Dr MANOJ KUMAR. Earth.com. Importance of Fungi. Fungi - most important groups of organisms on the planet.. Important in an enormous variety of ways.. Recycling. biology.  concerned with the study of . fungi. , including their . genetic.  and . biochemical.  . properties,their.  . taxonomy.  and . their use to humans.  as a . sourcefor.  . tinder. , . MYCOLOGY. Fungi are living eukaryotic microorganisms, characterized by forming a thin slender, branching thread like (filamentous) structures called hyphae. MYCOLOGY. The fungi are divided into two major groups. j. . dawson. VIROLOGY. Viral Basics. • . V. iruses . are infectious particles consisting of RNA or DNA covered by a protein coat. . infect . cells and use host metabolic machinery to replicate. .