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Medical MycologyIntroduction to Basics
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Introduction• Mykes (Greek word) : Mushroom• Fungi are eukaryotic protista; differ from
bacteria and other prokaryotes.1. Cell walls containing chitin (rigidity & support), mannan &
other polysaccharides 2. Cytoplasmic membrane contains ergosterols3. Possess true nuclei with nuclear membrane & paired
chromosomes.4. Divide asexually, sexually or by both5. Unicellular or multicellular
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Characteristics of Fungus• Diverse group of chemo heterotrophs
– > 90,000 known species• Saprophytes
– Digest dead organic matter • Parasites
– Obtain nutrients from tissues of organisms• Molds & mushrooms are multicellular• Yeasts are unicellular
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Fungus Everywhere
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How the fungus are nourished
• All are chemo heterotrophs• Absorption of nutrients: powerful
Exoenzyme• Grow at lower pH-5 than bacteria• Grow in high salt and sugar • Metabolize complex CH2O like lignin in
wood-wood rot
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Mycology• Present as saprophytes in soil, decaying
plants ,nature.• Eukaryotes • Known before bacteria Botanists • Developing Nations changing trends USA• More serious and even fatal diseases,
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FUNGI (Mycology) Diverse group of heterotrophs.
– Many are ecologically important saprophytes (consume dead and decaying matter)
– Others are parasites.
Most are multicellular, but yeasts are unicellular. Most are aerobes or facultative anaerobes. Cell walls are made up of chitin (polysaccharide). Over 100,000 fungal species identified. Only about
100 are human or animal pathogens.– Most human fungal infections are nosocomial and/or occur in
immunocompromised individuals (opportunistic infections).
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Understanding the Structure of Fungi
• Yeasts and molds have different structural and reproductive characteristics– Yeast are unicellular, nucleated rounded fungi while
molds are multicellular, filamentous fungi– Yeast reproduce by a process called budding while
molds produce spores to reproduce– Some yeast are opportunistic pathogens in that they
cause disease in immuno-compromised individuals– Yeast are used in the preparation in the variety of
foods
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Predisposing factors• Use of
Antibiotics,• Use of
steroids,• Immunosuppressive
conditions
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Fungal Diseases• Mycosis- fungal infection
– < 100 cause human disease– Not highly contagious– Humans acquire from nature
• Groups based on degree on tissue involvement and mode of entry
• Cutaneous mycoses-dermatophytes– Epidermis, hair & nails– Contagious-direct or indirect contact– Secrete keratinase that degrades keratin
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Fungal Morphology Hyphae (threads)
making up a mycelium Yeasts
Many pathogenic fungi are dimorphic, forming hyphae at ambient temperatures but yeasts at body temperature.
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Structure of Fungi• Vegetative structures involved in
catabolism and growth• Thallus- in molds and fleshy fungi
– Tubular filaments of cells-hyphae– Septate hyphae - cross walls that divide them
into unicellular units• Pores to allow cytoplasm & nuclei to pass
– Coenocytic hyphae- no septa, continuous cells with many nuclei
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Basic structure of Fungus• Cell wall is rigid• Contains Chitin,Mannan, Polysaccharides,Cytoplasm contains Sterols.Contains True Nuclei, Paired chromosome.Divide Sexually, Asexually or by BothCan have specialized cells
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Characteristics of fungiA. eukaryotic, non- vascular organisms
B. reproduce by means of spores, usually wind-disseminated
C. both sexual (meiotic) and asexual (mitotic) spores may be produced, depending on the species and conditions
D. typically not motile, although a few (e.g. Chytrids) have a motile phase. E. like plants, fungi have an alternation of generations
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Understanding the Terms in Mycology
• Simplest Unicellular, Budding yeasts,• Tubular elongations Thread like structures
called as Hyphae • Tangled mass is called as Mycelium• Molding produces filamentous fungi.• Septate Aseptate • Grown up Aerial Mycelium• Grows into media Vegetative mycelium
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Understanding the Structure of Fungus
• Simplest fungus :- Unicellular budding yeast
• Hypha :- Elongation of apical cell produces a tubular, thread like structure called hypha
• Mycelium :- Tangled mass of hyphae is called mycelium. Fungi producing mycelia are called molds or filamentous fungi.
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CLASSIFICATION • Depending on cell morphology
1. Yeasts2. Yeast like fungi 3. Molds 4. Dimorphic fungi
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Yeasts• Unicellular fungi
which reproduce by budding
• On culture - produce smooth, creamy colonies
e. g Cryptococcus neoformans (capsulated yeast)
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Yeast like fungi
• Grow partly as yeasts and partly as elongated cells resembling hyphae which are called pseudo hyphae. e.g. Candida albicans
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Molds/ Filamentous fungi• Form true mycelia &
reproduce by formation of different types of spores.
• Vegetative/ aerial hyphae
e.g. Rhizopus, Mucor
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4. Dimorphic fungi• Occur in 2 forms Molds (Filaments) – 25C (soil)
Yeasts – 37C (in host tissue)
Most fungi causing systemic infections are dimorphic: – Histoplasma capsulatum– Blastomyces dermatidis– Paracoccidioides brasiliensis– Coccidioides immitis– Penicillium marneffei– Sporothrix schenkii
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Reproduction in fungi • Sexual - formation of Zygospore, ascospores
or basidiospores
• Asexual reproduction – budding or fission
• Asexual spores are formed on or in specialized structures.
• Vary in size, shape & colour but these characteristics are constant for a particular species.
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Reproduction in fungi
• Micro conidia - Small, single celled
• Macro conidia – Large, single or many celled
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Systematic classification
• Based on sexual spore formation: 4 classes
1. Zygomycetes 2. Ascomycetes reproduce
sexually3. Basidiomycetes4. Deuteromycetes (fungi imperfectii)
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Zygomycetes • Lower fungi• Broad, nonseptate
hyphae• Asexual spores -
Sporangiospores: present within a swollen sac- like structure called Sporangium
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Zygomycetes • Sexual spores -
Zygospore: a resting, thick walled cell in between hyphae
e.g. Rhizopus, Mucor
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Ascomycetes• Includes both yeasts & filamentous fungi • Narrow, septate hyphae
• Asexual spores are called conidia borne on conidiophore
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Ascomycetes
• Sexual spores called ascospores are present within a sac like structure called Ascus.
• Several asci may be seen within a fruiting body as seen in Penicillium, Aspergillus
• Each ascus has 4 to 8 ascospores.
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Basidiomycetes
• Sexual fusion results in the formation of a club shaped organ called base or basidium which bear
spores called basidiospores
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Deuteromycetesor Fungi imperfectii
• Group of fungi whose sexual phases are not identified.
• Grow as molds as well as yeasts.• Asexual stage – conidia e.g. Candida, Cryptococcus
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Vegetative Structures of Fungi
• Arthrospores – formed by segmentation & condensation of hyphae
• Chlamydospores – thick walled resting spores
e.g. C.albicans
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Asexual Spores• Produced by aerial hyphae: adapted for dispersal• Progeny genetically identical to parent• Several types
– Conidiospores- not enclosed in a sac• produced in a chain at end of a conidiophore• Several types
– Sporangiospores• Within a sac, sporangium• End of sporangiophore
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Sexual Spores• Three phases of development
– Plasmogamy-haploid nucleus of a donor cell (+) penetrates the cytoplasm of a recipient cell (-)
– Karyogamy- the 2 nuclei fuse to form a diploid nucleus
– Meiosis-diploid nucleus gives rise to haploid nuclei
– Sexual spores, some + , some -,some recombinants
– Sexual spores used to classify fungi into divisions
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Fungal Infections/ Mycoses
• Superficial mycoses: – 2 types: surface and cutaneous mycoses– Skin, hair & nails. – Mild but chronic disease
• Deep mycoses:– 2 types: subcutaneous & systemic mycoses– Caused by soil saprophytes– Infection is accidental– Range from a symptomatic infection to fatal disease
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Superficial: Surface mycoses • Live exclusively on dead surfaces of
skin and its appendages• No contact with living tissue, hence
no inflammatory response 1. Tinea versicolor 2. Tinea nigra 3. Piedra
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Superficial: Cutaneous mycoses
• Cornified layer of skin & its appendages
• Contact with living tissue, hence inflammatory & allergic responses seen
1. Dermatophytes – skin, hair & nails 2. 3 genera - Trichophyton Microsporum Epidermophyton
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CHARACTERISTICS OF FUNGI (Continued)
Dimorphic Fungi Can exist as both multicellular fungi (molds) and yeasts. Many pathogenic species.
– Mold form produces aerial and vegetative hyphae.
– Yeast form reproduces by budding.
Dimorphism in pathogenic fungi typically depends on temperature:– At 37oC: Yeast form.
– At 25oC: Mold form.
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Mycoses • Superficial • Cutaneous• Subcutaneous •Systemic • Opportunistic
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Deep mycoses
Subcutaneous mycoses
1. Mycotic Mycetoma
2. Chromoblastomycoses
3. Sporotrichosis 4. Rhinosporidiosis
Systemic mycoses1. Cryptococcoses 2. Blastomycosis 3. Coccidioidomyc
oses4. Histoplasmoses
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Candidiasis• Caused by candida sps, forms a
bridge between superficial & deep mycoses as it can cause cutaneous as well as systemic infections
• Can also cause opportunistc infections
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Opportunistic infections
• Pts with debilitating disease, altered physiological state
• Mainly caused by fungi which are common lab contaminant on culture media – Aspergillus– Pencillium– Mucor– Rhizopus
• Produce serious & fatal infections
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Useful Properties of Fungi
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Source of food e.g. mushrooms
Fermentation - Production of alcohol, bread, cheese e.g. Sacchromyces spps
Antibiotic production e.g. Penicillin from Penicillium notatum
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Useful Properties of Fungi
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Ergot from Claviceps purpurea, used to induce
uterine contractions
Vaccines for Hepatitis B – Sacchromyces cerevisiae
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Diagnosis/Treatment• Grown in medium that selects for fungal
growth– Grow at 25 C and 37 C
• KOH preparations of skin biopsies– Dissolves keratin in skin scrapings or biopsies– Leaves only fungal cells
• Therapy- amphotericin B or ketoconazole– Toxic to humans
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