Mycology — Flashcards

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

Hint: which cutaneous fungi

Pneumocystis jirovecii, formerly Pneumocystis carinii, is an opportunistic fungi that appears as _____ containing dark oval bodies on microscopy.

_____ 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

Hint: which fungus

_____ targets the reticuloendothelial system, ultimately resulting in dissemination to the liver and spleen

Hint: which fungus

_____ is a fungus responsible for causing Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)

_____ have a characteristic mold form containing barrel-shaped arthroconidia.

Hint: which fungi

_____ is a fungus part of normal skin flora, thriving in hot and humid conditions

Characteristic microscopic appearance: Vesicles are _____ and phialides are arranged in a single row in Aspergillus fumigatus

Hint: shape

Characteristic microscopic appearance: Conidia arise from the _____ and are hyaline in Aspergillus fumigatus

_____ causes rhinosporidiosis

Hint: organism