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Final Exam
Mycology: Yeasts
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Microbiology
Graduate
04/16/2013

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Term
Sexual Reproduction
Definition
reproduce sexually by forming ascospores or basidiospores
Term
Yeast-like fungi
Definition
sexual state not yet identified
Term
Yeast Identification (3)
Definition
Urease production
Phenol oxidase production
Cornmeal agar morphology
Term
List the clinically significant yeast
Definition
Cryptococcus neoformans
Cryptococcus gatti
Rhodotorula species
Trichosporon beigelii
Malasezzia furfur
Malasezzia pachydermatis
Term
Cryptococcus neoformans Location
Definition
pigeon droppings
Term
Cryptococcus neoformans disease
Definition
meningitis, pneumonia and fungemia
Term
Cryptococcus neoformans Virulence factor
Definition
polysaccharide capsule
Term
Cryptococcus neoformans Cornmeal agar
Definition
blastoconidia only
Term
Cryptococcus neoformans Identification
Definition
Urease +, phenol oxidase +
Term
Cryptococcus gatti Location
Definition
eucalyptus trees
Term
Cryptococcus gatti Disease
Definition
severe in immunocompetent
Term
Rhodotorula spp. Disease
Definition
opportunistic endocarditis and fungemia
Term
Rhodotorula spp. Colony morphology
Definition
salmon colored
Term
Rhodotorula spp. Identification
Definition
capsule and urease +
Term
Trichosporon beigelii Disease
Definition
white piedra, opportunistic pulmonary and brain infections
Term
Trichosporon beigelii Cornmeal morphology
Definition
white piedra, opportunistic pulmonary and brain infections
Term
Malasezzia furfur, Malassezia pachydermatis Disease
Definition
tinea versicolor, dissemination in lipid replacement patients
Term
Malasezzia furfur, Malassezia pachydermatis Microscopic morphology
Definition
small yeast with scar
Term
Malasezzia furfur, Malassezia pachydermatis Identification
Definition
small yeast with scar
Term
[image]
Definition
C. glabrata
Term
[image]
Definition
C. parapsilosis
Term
[image]
Definition
Cryptococcus neoformans
Term
[image]
Definition
Rhodatorula spp.
Term
[image]
Definition
Malassezia pachydermatis
Term
[image]
Definition
Trichosporon beigelii
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