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12. Glossary
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� Definitions of
Terms
Anamorph
Ascospore
Ascus
Asexual state for yeasts and filamentous fungi.
Glossary
Sexual spore formed within an ascus in fungi of the division Ascomycota. There
are usually 4 or 8 ascospores per ascus (sometimes 2 or multiples of 4).
Cell in the shape of a sac (round, club-shaped or cylindrical) within which
ascospores are produced.
Aseptic technique
Standard lab procedures used to prevent contamination.
Basidiospore
Basidium
A sexual spore formed on the upper surface of a basidium in fungi of the division
Basidiomycota. There are usually 4 basidiospores, sometimes 2, and rarely
multiples of 4.
A club shaped cell upon which basidiospores form.
Carbon source utilization
Basic process used to identify microbes based on the chemicals they can utilize.
Catalase test
Additional test used to characterize gram-positive bacteria.
Cluster analysis
Mathematical depiction of the relationship between closely related microbe
identification patterns. Shows dendrograms and two- and three-dimensional
diagrams.
Conidium
A unicellular or multicellular fungal element specialized to detach from the
mycelium and disseminate, thus serving as an asexual reproductive structure.
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