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LABORATORY EVALUATION (Macroscopic) Flashcards

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Media used for the cultivation of asporogenous yeasts

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Acetate ascospore agar

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This formulation is a better sporulation medium than sodium acetate

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potassium acetate

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stain used in acetate ascospore agar

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Kinyoun carbol-fuchsin acid-fast stain

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What species is seen in acetate ascospore agar?

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Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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Medio used for the isolation of Cryptococcus spp. esp. C. neoformans and C. gattii which is unique in that they produce the enzyme phenol oxidase

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Birdseed agar (syn. Niger seed agar)

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true/false

Breakdown of substrate (Guizotia abyssinica seed or niger seeds) produces MELANIN which is absorbed into the yeast wall and imparts a tan to brown pigmentation of the colonies

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true

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reagent used in birdseed agar

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chloramphenicol and creatinine

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a selective agent that inhibits bacteria and some fungi

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chloramphenicol

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9
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Enhances melanization of some strains of C. neoformans

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creatinine

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mediu used for the isolation and differentiation of candida spp.

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Bismuth sulfite-glucose-glycine yeast (BiGGY) agar

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true/false

Candida spp. reduce the bismuth sulfide (also acts as an inhibitor of bacterial growth) to bismuth sulfite which results in pigmentation

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false

Candida spp. reduce the bismuth sulfite (also acts as an inhibitor of bacterial growth) to bismuth sulfide which results in pigmentation

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nutritive bases of BiGGY

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Peptone
Glucose
Yeast Extract

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13
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C. albicans vs C. tropicalis

in terms of color of colonies

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C. albicans: Brown to balck colonies with no pigment and no sheen

C. tropicalis: Dark brown colonies with black centers, black pigment diffusion, and sheen

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medium used for the cultivation and isolation of all fungi

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Brain heart infusion agar (fungal formulation)

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true/false

BHI contains 5% sheep red cell

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false

10% kase

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16
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reagent used in BHI

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chloramphenicol
gentamicin
cycloheximide

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17
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Inhibits overgrowth of saprophytic fungi

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cycloheximide

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18
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An adaptation of birdseed agar.

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Caffeic agar

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what species is detected in caffeic agar?

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C. neoformans, brown in color

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medium used to distinguish C. neoformans from C. gattii

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Canavanine-glycine-bromthymol blue agar

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C. gattii vs C. neoformans C. neoformans var. neoformans

in terms of serotypes

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C. gattii: serotype B and C

C. neoformans: serotype A

C. neoformans var. Neoformans: Serotype D

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C. gattii vs C. neoformans C. neoformans var. neoformans

in terms of colonial color

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C. gattii: cobalt blue

C. neoformans and C. neoformans var. Neoformans: greenish yellow

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23
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medium used for the isolation of clinically important yeasts

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CHROMagar (BD BBL; BD Diagnostics Systems)

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reagent used in CHROMagar

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PEPTONE
GLUCOSE
CHLORAMPHENICOL

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species detected in CHROMagar

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C. krusei

C. glabrata

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true/false

CHROMagar is more sensitive than SDA and helpful in identifying mixed cultures of yeasts, and it may enhance the rapid assimilation of trehalose by C. glabrata.

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true

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27
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true/false

The medium is available with or without fluconazole, providing additional selection of fluconazole resistant viz., C. krusei

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true

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medium used in the presumptive identification of Cryptococcus, Trichosporon, Rhodotorula spp

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Christensen’s urea agar

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29
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It uses urea hydrolysis which facilitates the separation of certain dermatophytes viz., T. mentagrophytes and T. rubrum

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christensen’s urea agar

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30
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reagent used in christensen’s urea agar

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UREA
phenol red

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31
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used for the cultivation and differentiation of T. mentagrophytes from T. rubrum on the basis of pigment production

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Cornmeal agar with 1% dextrose

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32
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Used for the differentiation of Candida species on the basis of morphological characteristics.

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Cornmeal agar with Tween 80

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33
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Used as the surfactant which is specifically incorporated in lieu of dextrose for the demonstration of pseudohyphal, chlamydospores, and arthrospores formation

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Tween 80

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34
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Method used in for chlamydospore production wherein it is obtained by subsurface inoculation, or by placing a cover slip over the yeast inoculum, creating a microaerophilic environment

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Dalmau method

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35
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used for the differentiation of Aspergillus spp

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Czapek-Dox agar

36
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These are the sole carbon and nitrogen sources in Czapek-Dox agar

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Sucrose and sodium nitrate

37
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Any bacteria or fungi that can use sodium nitrate as a nitrogen source can grow on this medium.

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Czapek-Dox agar

38
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For the recovery, selection, and differentiation of dermatophytes from keratinous specimens

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Dermatophyte test medium (DTM

39
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reagents used in DTM

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Cycloheximide
Chloramphenicol
Phenol red indicator

40
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true/false

Medium is red and turns yellow with growth of dermatophyte.

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false!

baliktad and color beh

41
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For the isolation and growth of lipo dependent Malassezia spp

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Leeming and Notman medium

42
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composition of Leeming and Notman medium

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Ox bile
Glycerol monostearate
Glycerol
Tween 80
Cow’s milk (whole fat)

43
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Medium may serve as an alternative to SDA because not all species can grow in this medium

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Leeming and Notman medium

44
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These are species of malassezia that cannot grow in Leeming and Notman medium

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M. globosa, M. restricta, M. obtusa

45
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For the isolation of fungi from contaminated specimen.

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Littman oxgall agar

46
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the selective agents inhibiting bacteria in littman oxgall agar

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Crystal violet and streptomycin

47
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This restricts the spreading of fungal colonies.

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oxgall

48
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For the isolation of dermatophytes but also for the isolation of other pathogenic fungi from specimens contaminated with saprophytic fungi and bacteria

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Mycobiotic or Mycosel agar

49
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Stimulate conidium production by fungi and stimulates pigment production in some dermatophytes

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Potato Dextrose

50
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used with the slide culture technique to view morphological characteristics

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Potato Dextrose

51
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Incorporation of this in Potato Dextrose medium lowers the pH, thereby inhibiting bacterial growth.

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tartaric acid

52
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Used for the selective cultivation of yeasts, molds and aciduric bacteria

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Sabouraud dextrose agar (SDA)

53
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reagents in SDA

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Pancreatic digest of casein, peptic digest of animal tissue, dextrose at 4% conc. Buffered to a ph of 5.6

  1. Chloramphenicol
  2. Cycloheximide
  3. Gentamicin
  4. Ciprofloxacin
  5. Penicillin and (or) Streptomycin
54
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What did Emmons do to modify SDA?

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modified the original formulation by reducing the dextrose conc’n. To 2% and adjusting the pH nearly to neutrality 6.9 to 7.0

55
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Petri dish vs Test tube

in terms of surface area

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Petri dish: large (7,500 mm2)

Test tube: small (1,500 mm2)

56
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Petri dish vs Test tube

in terms of oxygen supply

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Petri dish: good

Test tube: poor

57
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Petri dish vs Test tube

in terms of rate of drying

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Petri dish: relatively fast

Test tube: relatively slow

58
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Petri dish vs Test tube

in terms of security of closure

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Petri dish: poor (lid is easily displaced)

Test tube: good

59
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Petri dish vs Test tube

in terms of probability of dissemination

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Petri dish: relatively large

Test tube: relatively small

60
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Petri dish vs Test tube

in terms of detection of mixed culture

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Petri dish: relatively easy

Test tube: relatively difficult

61
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incubation of fungal culture of Mold forms, most common temperature for incubation

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25 C to 30 C

62
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incubation of fungal culture of Opportunistic and dimorphic organisms

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30 C

63
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incubation of fungal culture of Conversion to yeast phase for dimorphic fungi

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25 C to 37 C

64
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growth rate: <5 days

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rapid growers

65
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growth rate: 8-10 days

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intermediate growers

66
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growth rate: >11 days

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slow growers

67
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texture appears leather-like, or waxy little mycelium, seems to merge with the aga

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Glabrous

68
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texture Resembles plush or suede, short aerial hyphae of equal length

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Velvety

69
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texture Resembles colonies of other Staphylococcus spp. (formerly CoNS), “bacteria like” but
more dry and dull (waxy-pasty). No aerial mycelium, with a delicate fringe around the
colonies in BAP

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Yeast like

70
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texture Wooly or “Floccose”, large quantities of long aerial hyphae that becomes entangled and
may fill the entire petri dish

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Cottony

71
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texture Powdery due to heavy conidiation or sporulation, has even hyphae and abundant
conidia

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Granular

72
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topography: Presence of radial groves from the center of the culture toward the rim

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Rugose

73
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topography: Random folds (long, short, parallel at right angles or combination)

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folded

74
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topography: Have central depression (concavity) surrounded by raised edges. Resembles S.
pneumoniae colonies

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Crateriform

75
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topography: Have many warts or rough knobs on the surface

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verrucose

76
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topography: Brain-like convolutions

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cerebriform

77
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methods used in microscopic evaluation of growth in culture

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tease mount
dalmau method
slide culture
scotch tape method

78
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Method of preservation of culture where conidia and spores form a fresh culture are washed off in sterile water and placed in labelled vials

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Storage in water

79
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Method of preservation of culture: Labelling glass tubes with a screw-capped and placed in a freezer (-70oC)

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Freezing

80
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Method of preservation of culture: Layering an entire slant with mineral oil, capping the tube tightly and storing at room
temperature

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Mineral oil overlays

81
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Method of preservation of culture: Freeze drying with the use of special equipment (lyophilizer)

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Lyophilization

82
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methods in Immunologic identification of fungi

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Immunodiffusion (ID)

Countercurrent immunoelectrophoresis (CIE)

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)

Complement-fixation test (CFTs)

Fluorescent-enzyme immunoassay (FEIA)

83
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Found in the blood of patients with invasive fungal infections, and its ability to activate factor G of
the horse-shoe crab coagulation pathways that allows it to be measured and quantified.

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1,3-β-D-glucan

84
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this method of immunologic identification has the ability to detect organisms that are present in small numbers of that cannot be cultured.

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Nucleic acid testing

85
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this method of immunologic identification offers the potential to identify pathogens in biopsy samples that have been formalin-fixed and even wax-embedded

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Nucleic acid testing

86
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this method of immunologic identification offers the potential to identify pathogens in biopsy samples that have been formalin-fixed and even wax-embedded

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Nucleic acid testing

87
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REVIEW MO NGA YUNG TABLE SA IMMUNOLOGIC IDENTIFICATION

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