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Create 2 responses to 2 original discussion board posts. the original post will be provided. basically creating a response for each post.
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Fungal Pathogens
Choose any one of the fungal pathogens and discuss its appearance, staining reaction, culture characteristics, disease caused, and epidemiological characteristics (where is it common, who is at risk).
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Rebecca RichardsonAccording to Klich, Aspergillus flavus is a fungus. It has green and yellowish colonies. It is an opportunistic pathogen of crops. It produces aflatoxin as a secondary metabolite in the seeds of crops. Aflatoxin is a potent carcinogen, and it is regulated in most countries. On farms, aflatoxin is associated with drought-stressed oilseed crops like maize, peanut, cottonseed, and tree nuts. Under certain conditions, the fungus will grow and produce aflatoxin in crop seeds. The aflatoxin can be controlled by being stored in a place with low moisture levels. Here is a picture of what it looks like. I chose this fungus because it reminded me of a peacock (Klich, 2007).Schmidt and Bankole explain that Aspergillus flavus is a fungus pathogenic to maize causing an important ear rot disease when plants are exposed to drought and heat stress… Ears, as in ears of corn. Not mammal ears. A. flavus gives off a fluorescent-staining reaction (Schmidt & Bankole, 1965).Here is an image of A. flavus under a microscope:(Aspergillus & Aspergillosis, 2013)Professor, please don’t be mad that I used articles from 2007 and 1965. The sources I used were peer-reviewed journals, so they are credible… they’re just old. ?ReferencesAspergillus & Aspergillosis. (2013, November 26). A. flavus image. Retrieved from https://www.aspergillus.org.uk/zcombined_images/aspergillus-flavus-13/Klich, M. A. (2007). Aspergillus flavus: the major producer of aflatoxin. Molecular plant pathology (6)713-722. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1364-3703.2007.00436.xSchmidt, E. L., & Bankole, R. O. (1965). Specificity of immunofluorescent staining for study of Aspergillus flavus in soil. Applied microbiology, (5)673-679. https://doi.org/10.1128/am.13.5.673-679.1965
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Unit 7 Alex Neely posted Nov 6, 2021 9:38 PMSubscribePrevious Next This page automatically marks posts as read as you scroll.Adjust automatic marking as read settingMycetoma is a chronic granulomatous disease caused by fungi (eumycetoma) or filamentous bacteria (actinomycetoma) that is found inside of soil and water in rural regions such as Latin American, Africa, and Asia. “Madura foot” is also the common name for mycetoma due to the disease mainly affecting the foot. Mycetoma could affect those of all ages but it is more likely to infect men that are farmers, animal herders, field workers and nomads who walk around barefoot. Once the fungus enters the body it often causes a painless infection that begins to weaken masses that usually affects the bones. The masses begin as a small lump, yet over the long run they can become bigger, large oozing sores will appear, and cause the affected limb to become deformed and worthless. Grams’ staining was performed in most which helped in distinguishing between actinomycetoma (Gram positive) and eumycetoma (Gram negative).References: https://www.cdc.gov/fungal/diseases/mycetoma/index.html#symptoms , Mycetoma (September 3, 2020)Bassiri-Jahromi S. (2014). Mycetoma in iran: causative agents and geographic distribution. .Indian journal of dermatology, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4171940/