Mycology — Flashcards

_____ species produce characteristic brush-like conidiophores

_____ infects hair and skin only.

Chromoblastomycosis is caused by pigmented fungi (_____and Fonsecaea species)

_____ is caused primarily by Mucor sp. and Rhizopus

_____ is a bread mold, and is one of the major causes of Mucormycosis

Black Piedra is caused by _____ and most commonly affects the scalp hair

Characteristic microscopic appearance: Conidia arise from the entire vesicle and are _____ in Aspergillus niger

_____ are asexual spores that are formed along the mycelium/hyphae by segmentation and condensation of hyphae.

_____ can infect the blood (fungicemia) of neonates receiving TPN, causing severe symptoms

Hint: Which fungus

In _____, the fungi have a predilection to proliferate in blood vessel walls, especially where there is excess glucose and ketone bodies