MISCELLANEOUS TESTS FOR MOLD IDENTIFICATION Flashcards

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  • sterile 5-10mm hair fragments + sterile H2O + sterile 10% yeast extract
  • examined microscopically and at weekly intervals for a month
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Hair Perforation Test

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(+) color: RED – T. mentagrophytes, T. tonsurans

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Urease

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  • single most useful nutritional test for dermatophytes
  • T. tonsurans (+)
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Thiamine Requirement

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  • casein, ammonium nitrate
  • 7 agars to determine nutritional requirement of Trichophyton spp.
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Trichophyton Agars

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  • sterile non-fortified rice; incubate at room temp for 10 days
  • (+) M. canis, M. gypseum; (-) M. audouinii
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Growth on Rice Grains

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