mycology Flashcards
1
Q
lactophenol blue
A
quick eval of fungal structures; stains chitin in cells walls of fungi
2
Q
PAS
A
-stains polysaccharide in cell wall of fungi
-fungi stain pink-red with blue nuclei
3
Q
silver stain
A
silver nitrate outlines fungi in black due to the silver precipitating on the fungi cell wall
4
Q
acid fast
A
used to differentiate the acid fast nocardia from other aerobic actinomyces
5
Q
which fungi are deadly
A
dimorphic fungi
-change to budding single-celled yeast forms in tissues
-bastomyces, histoplasma, paracoccidoises, penicillium, sporothrix
