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micro block 3
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Microbiology
Graduate
03/04/2015

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Term
tinea versicolor
Definition
malassezia furfur (superficial)
Term
dark spots on light colored skin
Definition

tinea versicolor (malassezia furfur)

 

(used in selsum blue shampoo)

Term
spaghetti and meatballs on KOH
Definition
tinea versicolor (malassezia furfur)
Term
fungi CW made of:
Definition
chitin
Term
fungi CM has:
Definition
ergosterol (site of action for anti fungal drugs)
Term
ergosterol is the site of:
Definition
action for azoles (ketoconazole, itraconazole
Term
KOH shows hyphae
Definition
tinea (capitis, barbae, pedis, corporis)
Term
ringworm
Definition
tinea corporis
Term
athletes foot
Definition
tinea pedis
Term
rose gardener's disease
Definition
sporothrix schenckii (subcutaneous)
Term
cigar shaped OR daisy petal shaped yeast
Definition
sporothrix schenckii (subcutaneous)
Term

broad based budding

(snowman appearance)

Definition
blastomyces dermatitidis (systemic)
Term
mississippi and Ohio
Definition
blastomyces and histoplasmosis (both systemic/endemic)
Term
LARGE spherule with endospore
Definition
coccidoides immitis
Term
caused by inhaling arthrospores
Definition
coccidoides immitis
Term
yeast INSIDE macrophages
Definition
histoplasmosis
Term
bird or bat droppings
Definition
histoplasmosis
Term
pilot's wheel budding
Definition
paracoccidiodes brasiliensis
Term
oval yeast with a single bud
Definition
candida
Term
opportunistic spores:
Definition
1. candida
2. aspergillus fumigatus
3.pneumocystic jirovicii
4. cryptococcosis neoformans
5. zygomycoses (mucor and rhizomes)
Term
thrush (plaque in oral cavity)
Definition
candida
Term
pseudohyphae
Definition
candida
Term
candida
Definition

thrush, (1) oval yeast w/ a single bud, (2) pseudohyphae, (3) germ tubes

skin lesions, chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis, vaginitis

Term
esophagitis, endocarditis, vaginitis
Definition
candida
Term
germ tubes
Definition
candida
Term
ABPA
Definition
type 1 IgE hypersensitiviy reaction from aspergillis
Term
"fungal ball"
Definition
aka aspergilloma. aspergillosis
Term
TB cavity
Definition
aspergillosis
Term
septate V-shaped hyphae
Definition
aspergillosis
Term
aspergillosis fumigatus
Definition
ABPA by inhalation, septate V-shaped hyphae, fungus ball (aspergilloma) or TB cavity
Term
cryptococcosis neoformans
Definition
most common cause of fungal meningitis
pigeon feces
polysaccharide capsule (only 1 w/ capsule)
india ink stains capsule
inhaled and spread via blood
Term
fungal meningitis
Definition
cryptococcosis neoformans
Term
pigeon feces
Definition
cryptococcosis neoformans
Term
india ink stains capsule
Definition
cryptococcosis neoformans
Term
polysaccharide capsule (only fungi w/ capsule)
Definition
cryptococcosis neoformans
Term
zygomycoses (mucor and rhizomes)
Definition

mucormycosis diabetic ketoacidosis non-septate hyphae at right angles inhalation via airborne sporangiospores (in a sac)

cause rhinocerebral infection, cranial nerve palsy

Term
diabetic ketoacidosis
Definition
zygomycoses (mucor and rhizomes)
Term
inhalation via airborne sporangiospores (in a sac)
Definition
zygomycoses (mucor and rhizomes)
Term
rizopus
Definition
unbranched hyphae
Term
mucor
Definition
non septate
Term
candida effects:
Definition
skin lesions, mucocutaneous candidiasis, vaginitis
Term
zygomycoses causes:
Definition

1. cranial nerve palsy

2. rhinocerebral infection

3. DKA

Term
KOH dissolves everything on malessezia furfur except
Definition
yeast or hyphae wall
Term
trichophyton schoenleinii:
Definition
(tinea favosa) highly infectious, many result in permanent hair loss
Term
fungus affecting the toes
Definition
tinea unguium
Term
ringworm affeting bare skin
Definition
tinea corporis
Term
W1 antigen action and which fungi
Definition
blastomyces. sheds to act as IgG decoy
Term
estrogen stimulates which and inhibits which fungi
Definition
stimulates coccidioides bc it produces an estrogen binding protein. DANGEROUS in 3rd-trimester preg. women

inhibits paracoccioides
Term
SOWgp action and which fungi:
Definition
coccidioides.
SOWgp produces a halo around the endospore using UREASE
Term
which fungi has an IgA protease
Definition
coccidioidies
Term
accumulation of iron and calcium by which fungi:
Definition
histoplasmosis
Term
GP43 is dominant antigen in which fungi:
Definition
paracoccidiodes
Term
southwest USA:
Definition
coccidioides
Term
penicillum marneffei:
Definition
thick transverse septum; contagious lesions on the face and trunk
Term
sordarin use and MoA;
Definition
anti fungal drug which inhibits EEF; used for pneumocystis jirovicii
Term
which fungi produces melanin and hows it work
Definition
cryptococcus neoformans; melanin neutralizes the free radicals from the macrophage
Term
griseofulvin MoA:
Definition
microtubule inhibitor that blocks cell division
Term
mucicarmine stain:
Definition
sdetects capsular material- cryptococcus neoformans
stains acidic mucins
Term
PAS stain:
Definition
stains glycogen and mucin; used for dermatophytes
Term
GMS stain
Definition
stains silver; used for pneumocystis cairn
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