Mycology — Flashcards

_____ is endemic to the central and midwestern United States

Hint: what fungus

Candida albicans is in the _____ form with pseudo-hyphae formation at 20 degrees C

Ascending _____ and cigar-shaped yeast are classic manifestations of Sporothrix schenckii infection/sporotrichosis

_____ invades blood vessels, disseminating rapidly throughout the body

Hint: Which complication of Aspergillus fumigatus

Sporotrichosis diagnosis is confirmed via _____ or biopsy

_____ hyphae are non-septated with wide-angled (90) branching

Hint: Which fungi's

Sporothrix schenckii is a dimorphic fungus with a cigar-shaped, unequal budding _____ in human tissue, and a mold form in plants (commonly rose thorns)

_____ is found mainly in pigeon droppings and soil

Hint: which fungus

Cryptococci enter the body via _____, therefore the primary infection resides in the lungs

_____ can also appear on the East coast

Hint: what fungus