BIOLOGY AND DIVERSITY OF
VIRUSES, BACTERIA AND FUNGI
(PAPER CODE: BOT 501)
By
Dr. Kirtika Padalia
Department of Botany
Uttarakhand Open University, Haldwani
E-mail:
,OBJECTIVES
The main objective of the present lecture is to cover the topic and make
it easy to understand and interesting for our students/learners.
BLOCK – III : FUNGI – I
Unit –10 : General Characters and Classification of Fungi
,CONTENT
❑ Introduction of fungi
❑ General characteristics of fungi
❖ Occurance
❖ Thallus organisation
❖ Different forms of mycellium
❖ Cell structure
❖ Nutrition
❖ Heterothallism and Homothallism
❖ Reproduction
❑ Classification of fungi
❖ Classification based on taxonomy hierarchy
❖ Classification based on spore Production
❖ Classification of medically important fungi
❖ Classification based on route of acquisition
❖ Classification based on virulence
❑ Key points of the lecture
❑ Terminology
❑ Assessment Questions
❑ Bibliography
, WHAT IS FUNGI ????
❖ Fungi is the plural of word fungus which is derived from the
latin word fungour.
❖ Fungi are achlorophyllas, heterotrophic
eukaryotic thallophytes.
❖ According to Alexopoulos (1962), the fungi include
nucleated spore bearing achlorophyllas organisms that
generally reproduce sexually and whose filamentous
branched somatic struture are typically surrounded by cell
wall containing cellulose or chitin or both.
❖ According to Bessey (1968), fungi are chlorophyll less non
vascular plants whose reproductive or vegetative structure do
not permit them to be assigned to position among
recognized group of higher plants.
❖ The branch of botany that deals with the fungi is called
mycology and the scientist who is concern with the fungi is
called a mycologist.
❖ P. A. Micheli known as father of mycology whereas E. J.
Butler refer to as father of Indian mycology.
❖ Fungi are non-green in color with the capacity to live in all
kinds of environments.
VIRUSES, BACTERIA AND FUNGI
(PAPER CODE: BOT 501)
By
Dr. Kirtika Padalia
Department of Botany
Uttarakhand Open University, Haldwani
E-mail:
,OBJECTIVES
The main objective of the present lecture is to cover the topic and make
it easy to understand and interesting for our students/learners.
BLOCK – III : FUNGI – I
Unit –10 : General Characters and Classification of Fungi
,CONTENT
❑ Introduction of fungi
❑ General characteristics of fungi
❖ Occurance
❖ Thallus organisation
❖ Different forms of mycellium
❖ Cell structure
❖ Nutrition
❖ Heterothallism and Homothallism
❖ Reproduction
❑ Classification of fungi
❖ Classification based on taxonomy hierarchy
❖ Classification based on spore Production
❖ Classification of medically important fungi
❖ Classification based on route of acquisition
❖ Classification based on virulence
❑ Key points of the lecture
❑ Terminology
❑ Assessment Questions
❑ Bibliography
, WHAT IS FUNGI ????
❖ Fungi is the plural of word fungus which is derived from the
latin word fungour.
❖ Fungi are achlorophyllas, heterotrophic
eukaryotic thallophytes.
❖ According to Alexopoulos (1962), the fungi include
nucleated spore bearing achlorophyllas organisms that
generally reproduce sexually and whose filamentous
branched somatic struture are typically surrounded by cell
wall containing cellulose or chitin or both.
❖ According to Bessey (1968), fungi are chlorophyll less non
vascular plants whose reproductive or vegetative structure do
not permit them to be assigned to position among
recognized group of higher plants.
❖ The branch of botany that deals with the fungi is called
mycology and the scientist who is concern with the fungi is
called a mycologist.
❖ P. A. Micheli known as father of mycology whereas E. J.
Butler refer to as father of Indian mycology.
❖ Fungi are non-green in color with the capacity to live in all
kinds of environments.
