Mycology — Flashcards

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

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

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

Hint: Which fungi's

A _____ stain or culture gives physicians a definitive diagnosis in histoplasmosis, blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis (fungal infections)

_____ is 5-10 micrometers in diameter and its morphology can be described as narrow-based, with unequal budding.

Hint: which fungus

Sporotrichosis diagnosis is confirmed via _____ or biopsy

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

_____ forms conidiophores with fruiting bodies

Hint: which fungus

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