Clinical Mycology Study Session

• What is the name of the fungus shown in the fourth image?

  Scedosporium sp.
• What role do microtubules play in fungal cells?

  Help with transport and movement
• What is the function of vacuoles in fungal cells?

  Carry out metabolic activities
• เชื้อรา (fungi) เป็นสิ่งมีชีวิตประเภทใด?

  eukaryotic
• What is the name of the fungus shown in the third image?

  Aspergillus terreus
• ทำไมเชื้อราจึงไม่สามารถสร้างอาหารเองได้?


  เพราะต้องได้รับอาหารจากแหล่งอื่น
• What organelles are involved in metabolic activities in fungal cells?

  • Mitochondria
  • Vacuoles
  • Endoplasmic reticulum
• What are the three types of hyphal morphology mentioned?

  Hyaline non-septate, Dematiaceous septate, Hyaline septate
• What is the function of the vacuole in a fungal cell?

  • Stores water, nutrients, and waste products
  • Helps maintain cell shape and turgor pressure
  • Plays a role in autophagy and recycling of cellular components
• What are the components, structures, and functions of the fungal cell layers?

  • Cell wall:
  • Structure: Chitin layer
  • Function: Protection, support
  • Plasma membrane:
  • Structure: Phospholipid bilayer
  • Function: Selective barrier
  • Nucleus:
  • Structure: Membrane-bound organelle
  • Function: Genetic control
• What is the name of the process shown in image A?

  Blastoconidia formation
• What are the three main layers of a fungal cell?

  Cell wall, plasma membrane, nucleus
• What is the name of the fungus shown in the eighth image?

  Rhizopus sp.
• What are the key characteristics of yeasts with pseudohyphae?

  • Small yeasts (3-5 microns in size)
  • Intermingled with pseudohyphae and hyphae
  • Consistent with Candida spp., however Aspergillus spp. and other hyaline fungi can be confused histologically
• What is the name of the structure that contains the genetic material of the fungal cell?

  Nucleus
• What is the characteristic structure of the pathogenic form of dimorphic fungi?

  Yeast-like, round structure
• What is the function of the mitochondrion in the fungal cell?

  It produces ATP through cellular respiration
• What is the characteristic of yeast growth form?

  Unicellular, oval or round shape
• What are the key features of the process shown in image D?

  • Coenocytic hyphae
  • Lack of septa (cross-walls)
  • Continuous cytoplasm
• What is the name of the process shown in image B?

  Fusion formation
• What is the function of the plasma membrane?

  Selective barrier
• เชื้อรามีลักษณะเป็นอย่างไร?

  มีลักษณะเป็นเส้นใยหรือเซลล์เดียว
• What are the main organelles found in a fungal cell?

  • Cell wall
  • Ribosome
  • Lomasome
  • Plasma membrane
  • Nucleus
  • Endoplasmic reticulum
  • Mitochondrion
  • Vacuole
  • Golgi apparatus
  • Lysosome
  • Peroxisome
  • Smooth ER
• What do systemic mycoses do?

  Spread through organs
• เชื้อราสามารถสืบพันธุ์ได้แบบใดบ้าง?

  ทั้งแบบ sexual และ asexual
• What fungi can be confused with Candida spp. histologically?

  Aspergillus spp. and other hyaline fungi
• เชื้อราดูดซับสารอาหารอย่างไร?

  โดยการดูดซับสารอาหาร
• What is the name of the fungus shown in the sixth image?

  Fusarium dimerum
• What is the name of the fungus shown in the seventh image?

  Lomentospora prolificans
• What are the characteristics of the Zygomycota group of fungi?

  • Mainly saprophytes
  • Coenocytic hyphae
  • Haploid nuclei
  • Zygospores
• Are septa present in dematiaceous hyphae?

  They are always present
• ผนังเซลล์ของเชื้อราทำจากอะไร?

  chitin
• What is the name of the fungus shown in the fifth image?

  Aspergillus fumigatus
• How does the structure of a fungal cell differ from that of a plant cell?

  Fungal cells have a cell wall made of chitin, while plant cells have a cell wall made of cellulose
• What is the structure of the fungal cell wall?

  Chitin layer
• How can hyphae be classified?

  • By color
  • By presence of septa (cross-walls)
• What are hyaline non-septate hyphae characteristic of?

  Mucorales
• What is the role of the endoplasmic reticulum in fungal cells?

  Carry out metabolic activities
• เชื้อรามีลักษณะการได้รับอาหารแบบใด?

  chemoheterotrophic
• At what temperature does the saprophytic form of dimorphic fungi thrive?

  25°C