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Definition
| Buds or daughter cells of yeast |
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| Chains of blastoconidia are called: |
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| Spores arising from fruiting bodies |
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Definition
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| Hyaline hyphae are _______ while dematiaceous hyphae are _________ |
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Definition
| Hyaline: light colored. Dematiaceous: dark colored |
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Definition
Blastomyces dermatidis
Coccidiodes immitis
Histoplasma capsulatum
Paracoccidioides braziliensis
Pencillium marneffei |
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Term
| Zygomycetes have _____ hyphae and ______ septa |
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Definition
| Wide hyphae and occasional septa |
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Term
| Two most frequently encountered zygomycetes |
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Definition
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Term
| Three common dermatophytes |
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Definition
| Trichophyton, Epidermophyton, and Microsporum |
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Term
| Species of dermatophytes most commonly associated with nail infections |
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Definition
| T. rubru, and T. mentagrophytes |
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Definition
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Definition
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Term
| Epidermophyton floccosum infects: |
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Definition
| Nails and skin, but not hair |
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Term
| Cuteaneous mycoses are referred to as: |
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Definition
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Term
| T. rubrum produces ________ microconidia distributed ____________ of the hyphae |
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Definition
| Tear-shaped microconidia distributed on either side of the hyphae |
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Term
| A common cause of athletes foot (tinea pedis) |
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Definition
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Term
| Epidermophyton floccosum produces ________ macroconidia with _____ walls |
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Definition
| Club-shaped macroconidia with thin walls |
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Term
| These fungi are hyaline and septate and cause invasive opportunistic infections |
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Definition
| Aspergillus, Fusarium, Geotrichum, Acremonium, Penicillium, Paecilomyces, and Scopulariopsis |
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