AspergillisPoofy, dandelionsporangiaCandidaStringy sporangiaCandida albicansLook like regular yeast, butform germ tubes in bloodserum, attacks mucusmembranes of mouth (thrush)and/or vaginaCons of AlgaeHAB (harmful algaeblooms), damageecosystem, health/ecissues, toxins in seafoodCons of FungiThrush, yeast infection,ringworm, etc; spoilsfood; decomposeshouses, destroys crops.Cryptococcusneoformansexhibits dimorphism (twostructures/forms). Can beunicellular/yeast-like at bodytemperature, but mold-like at room tempor in soil. Can cause some respiratoryproblems. Hard to diagnose becauselooks like yeastDermatophytesfungi that live on theskin (ringworm,athlete's foot). Parasite.FungiSecrete enzymes to digestfood, then absorb it; slurps itup. Cell walls of chitin. Needfood, moisture, warmth, O2HistoplamsacapsulatumCauses histoplasmosis. Breathingair containing spores causessystemic (all-over) infection.Extremely hard to get rid of, can bedeadly. Comes into body throughlungs.HypheIndividualthreads/filamentsMoldsMulticellular,filamentous, prefer darkMyceliumGroup of hyphaeMycologyStudy of fungiParasitesFungi that live of off livestuffPenicilliumSkeleton handssporangiaPenicilliumchrysogenumused to make penicillin(antibiotic)Pfiesteria, KareniabrevisHABsPros of AlgaeFood for organisms/people(sushi), creates oxygen, agar,alginate/carageenan (makefood smooth), sillica(toothpaste, polishing)Pros of FungiDecomposition,antibiotic, food (cheese,soi sauce, mushrooms)RhizopusBalloon sporangiaSaccharomycescervesiaeCommercial yeastSaprophytesFungi that live off ofdead stuffSporangiaContains reproductivespores (balloon)YeastOne-celled, reproduceby
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