HYALINE SEPTATE GROUP (OPPFU) Flashcards
What are the two Hyaline septate group?
Aspergillus group
Penicillus group
This group causes Aspergillosis
Aspergillus group
Its conidiophore terminates in a swollen vesicle
Aspergillus group
Aspergillus group is classified as?
Uniseriate and biseriate
This classification of AG produces one series of structured between vesicle and conidium
Uniseriate
This classification of AG forms two series of intermediate structured
Biseriate
This fungus is the most common specie and the most common cause of Aspergillosis
Aspergillus fumigatus
The colonies of this fungus is described as blue green and has a powdery appearance
Aspergillus fumigatus
What is the culture media of Aspergillus fumigatus?
Modified SDA with Chloramphenicol or gentamicin
This is a agar that has a magnesium and ferrous sulfate with sucrose and potassium salts to enhance pigmentation
Czapek’s agar
What is the growth temperature of Czapek’s agar?
50c
This fungus causes colonization, allergy, dessimenated infection and toxicty
Aspergillus fumigatus
Hyphae: broad branches at 45C
Condiophores: smooth walled
Vesicles: “Flasked shaped, uniseriate flask shaped phialides”
Phialaconidia: round and echinilate
Aspergillus fumigatus
This fungus grows more rapidly, causes disease due to toxin production, grows at 37C and stays for 3-6 days on modified SDA . Has a yellow to yellow-green pigment
Aspergillus flavus
Hyphae: broad with foot cell
Conidiphores: thick-walled, coarsely roughened
Vesicles: Large and globose, boseriate
Phialaconidia: Unicellular and globose
Aspergillus flavus