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REVIEW OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

MEDICAL MYCOLOGY

Dr Tadayo Hashimoto M.D.
Professor
Department of Microbiology & Immunology
1. Fungi:

  1. are prokaryotic cells
  2. are susceptible to certain antibacterial antibiotics
  3. are Gram positive microorganisms
  4. are, in general, smaller than bacteria
  5. contain either DNA or RNA, not both.

(C) Fungi are not prokaryotic cell which lacks the nuclear membrane. They are eukaryotic cells which are, in general, larger than most bacteria. They contain both DNA and RNA, and completely insensitive to antibacterial antibiotics. All fungi are Gram positive. (Ryan et al, pp. 571-577)

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