P1 Flashcards
Published Les Teignes; father of Medical Mycology
Raymond Saboraud
multicellular members of the plant kingdom and are referred to as thallophyte
usually filamentous- branched- somatic structure surrounded by the true cell wall
Fungi
5 characteristics of fungi
- achlorophyllous
- ubquitous
- saphrophytes
- grows in an acidic environment
- resistant to cold and are easily killed by high temp
2 basic fundamental structures of fungi
hyphae and spores
2 morphologic forms of fungi
yeast and mold
produce moist, creamy opaque, or pasty colonies (0.5-3.0 mm)
yeast
single-celled/unicellular structures with a thick cell wall
most reproduce by asexual budding, few by binary fission
yeast
multicellular filamentous colonies; filamentous colonies: fluffy, cottony, wooly or powdery
mold
the basic structural unit of mold
hyphae
hyphae can be divided into: (3)
septate, aseptate or coenocytic, and mycelium
morph:
curved, freely branching and antler in appearance
antler hyphae or favic chandelier
enlarged, club shaped with the smaller end attached to the large end of the adjacent club-shaped strands
racquet hyphae
coiled or corkscrew seen within hyphal strands, frequently found in dermatophytes
spiral hyphae
capability of an organism to grow MORE THAN ONE form under different environment
ex. Sporothrix schenkii
Dimorphic fungi
perfect fungus; is associated with the formation of specialized structures that facilitates fertilization and nuclear fission resulting in the formation of specialized spores
sexual (teleomorph)
fusion of identical cells
zygospores/zygomycetes
enclosed in a specific sac called ascus (asci)
ascopores/ascomycetes
fusion of non-identical cells from the same hyphae
oospores
fungus imperfecti; seen in most fungi
asexual (anamorph)
derived from the cells of the thallus or body of the fungi
thalospores
give examples of species that belonged to blastospores
Candida albicans, Cryptococcus neoformans
buds formed by the budding process, sprouting from the surface of the parent cell
blastospores
arise by fragmentation of the ends of hyphae at the point of septation; SQUARE BARREL-SHAPED thick walled cells
arthospores/arthroconidia
hyphal cell SEPARATE from one another to form flat ended spores
ex. Geotrichum candidum
Oidia
enlarged, round unicellular, thick-walled structures that are formed during unfavorable conditions; formed by the enlargement of a hyphal cell
chlamydospores/chlamydoconidia
3 types of chlamydospores/chlamydoconidia
terminal, intercallary, sessile
born internally within the sac called “sporangium” which develops at the tip of the sporangiophore
sporangiospores
asexual spores produces singly or in groups by specialized branched called conidiophore
Aspergillus and Penicillium
conidia
small, unicellular conidia, round, pyriform, or pear-shaped
microconidia or microaleriospores
large, multicellular, multi-septate, clavate or spindle shaped
echinulate-rough and spiny
macroconida/mmacroaleriospores
in this medium, observe for: hyphae, budding yeast cells or any mycelial filaments
KOH
for identification of Cryptococus neoformans
look for ENCASULATED yeast cells
follows NEGATIVE staining
India ink
-uses AMAN medium
-preserves and stains fungi (shades of blue)
-contains lactic acid, phenol and cotton bue
-observe for spores, yeast cells and hyphae
Lactophenol Cotton Blue
uses flourescence (2)
calcaflour white, wood’s lamp (bright yellow green under UV light)
all fungi in Gram stain are:
positive
best for visualizing fungi in skin scraping or tissue; if dematiaceous, appears brown or black
PAS
-gridley, gomori-methenamine silver
-H. capsulatum
Wright stain or Giemsa
best stain for Blastomycosis dermatitidis
Papanicolau
ideal for Tinea versicolor
acridine orange