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 . CLS 212: Medical . Microbiology. Mycology: the study of fungi. Characteristics of fungi. :. All fungi are Eukaryotic organisms. Characteristics. Prokaryotic cell. Eukaryotic cell. Nucleus. Primitve nucleous. 100,000 species. Characteristics. Eukaryote: with . chitonous. cell wall, no chloroplasts . Reproduction. Asexual – budding – in yeast cells. Sexual – spores made inside of “fruiting bodies that are produced on reproductive . Used to be thought they were plants. Biology I – Mr. Fuentes. List the characteristics of fungi.. Recognize different types of fungi.. How they obtain nutrients. . Describe diseases caused by fungi. . Fungi. There are many types of fungi.. Different types have different shapes and sizes.. Yeasts. Yeasts, used in . bread making . are tiny unicellular fungi.. Moulds. Moulds which grow readily on stale bread or over-ripe fruit are made up of many thin threads.. 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.. • . Discuss. . three diseases you know something about. What are the effects of these diseases?. Essential Question. How do disease-causing fungi . affect . plants?. ?. Fungi:. One of the five kingdoms of organisms.. List three diseases you know something about. What are the effects of these diseases?. Essential Question. How do disease-causing fungi effect plants?. ?. Fungi:. One of the five kingdoms of organisms.. 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. 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. . Heterotroph. Fungi are mostly saprobes, meaning they feed on dead organisms. That makes them HETEROTROPHS! . Fungi cell walls are made of…. Cellulose. Peptidoglycan. Chitin. Chitin!. Fungi Characteristics. 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. , .