Mycology Flashcards
saprotroph
feeds on dead organisms
parasite
feeds on living organisms
somatic phase 2 forms
molds, yeasts
macroscopic appearance of yeasts
like bacterial colonies
microscopic appearance of yeasts
like bacterial cocci
natural habitat mode of nutrition
saprobic
animal habitat mode of nutrition
parasitic
natural habitat mode of reproduction
sporulation
animal habitat mode of reproduction
budding or endospores
asexual, imperfect stage
anamorph
sexual, perfect stage
telomorph
division which causes rhinosporidiosis
Chytridiomycota
i.e. Rhinosporidium seeberii
colony: white; reverse: golden yellow
Microsporum canis
spindle shaped macroconidia
Microsporum
cigar shaped macroconidia
Trichophyton
colony: white to yellow to pink to red-brown
Trichophyton
club shaped macroconidia
Epidermophyton
colony: khaki-colored with white areas
Epidermophyton floccosum
Id reaction associated with?
tinea pedis