Mycota Flashcards
no inhalational hazard
yeasts
yeasts
c. albicans
cryptococcus
penicillium marneffi
only invasive penicillium
aspergilloma
occurs in immunocompetent (and compromised) people -forms a fungal ball in pre-existing pulmonary cavity)
Usually infects by inhalation, but also by dog bites and wood slivers
blastomyces dermatitidis
common flora yeast
C. albicans
45 degree angle hyphae splits, then parallel
aspergillus
fungus that can disseminate into the RES
histoplasmosis
begins in nasal cavity due to nasogastric tubes in immunocompromised patients. rapidly spreading, poor prognosis.
Mucormycosis
Cryptococcomata
Intracerebral mass lesions
Liver cancer
aflatoxin from a. flavus
ascospores
sexually formed spores
Mucormycosis
caused by mucorales species (wide hyphae, no septa)
satellite lesions with a silvery sheen
C. albicans
sporangea
the head of a mold
transmitted by inhalation of airborne spores from soils
dimorphic fungi
Forms mycelium (structurally)
hyphae
Green mold on bread
Penicillium
athough asymptomatic, can cause scarring of the lungs which looks like tuberculosis.
histoplasmosis
where does tinea pedis begin?
between the pinky and ring toe
What is larger, yeast or bacteria?
Yeast (10x)
Immunocompromised - contracts the aspergillus hyaline mold, what happens?
Mortality > 50%
Dermatophytes
trichophyton species
microsporum species
epidermophyton floccosum
Acquired through aerosolized bird droppings from gregarious birds
Cryptococcus
Aspergillus types
A. flavus
A. fumigatus
A. niger
A. terrous
Brown pigmented molds with septa
dematacious (earthy)
ship’s wheel lesion
paracoccidoides brasiliensis - disseminating to the nose
Aflatoxin
A. flavus infects peanuts and immunocompromised people
Otomycosis
Aspergillus niger
What are most medical molds classified as
hyaline
Immunocompetent - contracts aspergillus, what happens?
chronic sinusitis and aspergilloma
anamorphic
asexual stage name
medusa head appearance
a. flavus
what poses the inhalational hazard of a mold?
stolons
What is ringworm?
Tinea corpus - dermatophyte of the body and not actually caused by a worm
How you get athlete’s foot (tinea pedis)
Walking barefoot and subsequently putting on a shoe
fungi imperfecti
only asexual stage present
releases spores
the mycelium