Mycology — Flashcards

Flashcard 51: _____ is found in the Southwestern United States

Answer: Coccidioidomycosis

Flashcard 52: Classification of fungi based on spore formation: **Zygomycota** reproduce by _____ spores called zygospores

Answer: sexual

Flashcard 53: Transmission of Blastomycosis occurs via _____ of aerosol-ized spores

Answer: inhalation

Flashcard 54: _____, Dermatophytes and Aspergillus are classified as Molds/filamentous fungi

Answer: Penicillium

Flashcard 55: _____ is the most common cause of fungal meningitis

Answer: Cryptococcus

Flashcard 56: Once inside the body, _____ in the yeast form replicates via broad-based budding

Answer: Blastomyces

Flashcard 57: _____ of Tinea lesions due to dermatophytes are seen with KOH prep of skin scrapings

Answer: Hyphae

Flashcard 58: Classification of fungi based on spore formation: Zygomycota reproduce by _____ spores called sporangiospores

Answer: asexual

Extra: **Phylum Zygomycota** (e.g., *Mucor*, *Rhizopus*): - **Asexual spores**: Sporangiospores (formed inside a sac-like structure called a sporangium). - **Sexual spores**: Zygospores. *Note: In modern taxonomy, Zygomycota has been divided into several phyla (like Mucoromycota), but "Zygomycota" remains the standard term in most medical microbiology textbooks.*

Flashcard 59: _____ is mold in the soil and spherules of endospores in the body, which can rupture and spread throughout the lungs and rest of the body

Answer: Coccidioidomycosis

Flashcard 60: _____ contain keratinase, allowing them to subsist off keratin, a protein resistant to most organisms.

Answer: Dermatophytes