PENICILLUS GROUP (OPPFU) Flashcards
What is the arrangement of penicillus group?
Brush-like arrangement
This is manifested as allergic bronchopulmonary penicilliosis, endocarditis or cutaneous ulcers of the extremities
Penicillium marneffei
What is the MOT of Penicillium marneffei?
Inhalation of spores from soil
Associated with bamboo rats and Vietnamese rat.
What is the the 2 most common types of paecilomyces?
P.variotii
P. lilacinus
The phialaconidia of this fungus is produced at the tips
Paecilomyces
This fungus grows for 4-5 days
Paecilomyces
The annellides of this fungus is cylindrical or flask shaped and its annelloconidia is “nipple-like projection”
Scopulariopsis
Hyphae: delicate and thin forming intertwining ropes
Phialaconidia: unicellular, “egg shaped in clusters”
Acremonium
This fungus grows for 2-4 days.
Scopulariopsis
4-5 days covering the plate with flat white grpwth
Trichoderma
Phialaconidia: Subglobose to elliptical in clusters
Trichoderma
Non-pathogenic
Gliocladium
Colony: pale, rose, burgundy to bluish violet
Fusarium
Enlargement of conidia in tissue without replication
Adiaspiromycosis
Conidia: One-celled, clavate
Chrysosprorium