Fungus

Definition (Fungus): Fungi are eukaryotic,Supraphytic, parasitic, microbes,unicellular or multicellular that contain chitin in their cell wall and ergosterol & zymosterol in their cell membrane.

Classification of fungus:

[A]Morphological classification:

a)      Moulds.[They from hyphae].

b)      Yeasts.[Single cells that bud to reproduce].

c)      Yeasts-like.[They from pseudohyphae].

d)     Dimorphic fungi.[Fungi having yeast form in tissue at 35-37 c and mould in culture media at 22 c.

[B] Toxonomic classification:

a)      Ascomycotina.

b)      Basidiomycotina.

c)      Zygomycotina.

d)     Deuteromycotina.

[C] Reproduction classification:

a)      Imperfect fungi.

b)      Perfcet fungi.

[D]Pathogenicity:

a)      Superficial mycoses.

b)      Cutaneous mycoses.

c)      Subcutaneous mycoses.

d)     Deep or systemic mycoses.

e)      Opportunistic mycoses.