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Test 2: mycology Flashcards

1
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chemotropic nutrition

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passively absorb nutrients from environment

feed on the dead

fungi

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2
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fungal cell wall

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made mostly of sugar- polysaccharides

ergosterol

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3
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why are fungi considered bad antigens

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poor immune response because cell wall has little protein- body tends to not see fungi

fungi have polysaccharide and ergosterol cell walls

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4
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antifungals attack

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ergosterol in fungi cell wall

ergosterol found in other places- can cause side effects

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5
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2 forms of fungi

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yeast
mold

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6
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yeast are —- fungi the reproduce via —

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single cell
budding

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7
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mold are — fungi that reproduce via —

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multicellular
filamentous structures called hyphae

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8
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— produce filamentous structures called hyphae

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mold

type of fungi

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9
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— can switch between yeast and mold based on different environments

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dimorphic fungi

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10
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— is non infectious and — is infectious in dimorphic fungi

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yeast (in animals)
mold (in environment)

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11
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how do humans get dimorphic fungi

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from the shared environment
not zoonotic

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12
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most diagnosis of fungi is by

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cytology by a clinical pathologist

cytology= aspirate

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13
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a major differential for a fungal infection is —

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pyogranulomatous inflammatory disease

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14
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fungi culture

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can be dangerous for lab personal- send to special lab
takes 28days on special culture
susceptibilty testing very expensive

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15
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antigen testing for fungi

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can lack specificity- cross reaction with plasmalyte fluids and antimicrobial drugs

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16
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antibody testing for fungi

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fungi poor antigens- host does not really react
antibody test can be difficult

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17
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why is PCR difficult for fungi

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cell wall is difficult to disrupt

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18
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thrush is caused by

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Candida (yeast) (candidiasis)

nosocromial (hospital) infection caused by antimicrobial use

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19
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malassezia pachydermatis cause

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Dermatitis, otitis and pododermatitis secondary to hypersensitivity is common.

crusty brown nails

pathogenic yeast

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20
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— look like gram + snowman or peanut

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malassezia pachydermatis

pathogenic yeast- cause dematitis, otitis- crusty nails

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malassezia pachydermatis

yeast- cause dermatitis, otitis, crusty nails

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22
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— causes nasal cryptococcosis in cats

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cryptococcus neoformans
(C. gattii)

true pathogen- yeast- attack neuro and respiratory

23
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cryptococcus neoformans cause —

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swelling in face- nasal crypotococcosis in cats and people

C. gattii can also cause this

pathogenic yeast- true pathogen

24
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— is a major neurologic and respiratory pathogen of immunosuppressed people and animals.

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cryptococcus neoformans

inhaled from pigeon poop

nasal crytopcoccosis in cats- pathogenic yeast

25
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—- yeast is found in pigeon poop

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cryptococcus neoformans
(C. gattii)

nasal swelling in cats

pathogenic yeast

26
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cryptococus neoformans
(C. gattii)

really big capsule!

yeast

27
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the capsule of — is the key antigen for antigen testing

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crypotococcus neoformans
(c. gattii)

have very big capsule easy to test for

yeast

28
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two types of mold

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hyaline
dematiaceous

29
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hyaline mold produce —-. can cause —- infections

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no melanin
opportunistic
Hyalohyphomycosis.

30
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Dematiaceous molds produce —-. Can cause — infections called —

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melanin
(rare) but severe
Chromoblastomycosis

31
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what type of mold produces melanin

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Dematiaceous molds

(rare) but severe infections collectively called Chromoblastomycosis.

32
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what type of mold produces opportunistic infections

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Hyaline molds produce no melanin. Can cause opportunistic infections called Hyalohyphomycosis.

33
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dermatophytes are caused by

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hyaline molds (no pigment)

Microsporum (Nannezia), Trychophyton and Epidermaphyton

34
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ringworm is caused by

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Dermatophytosis
hyaline mold (no pigment)

Microsporum canis

35
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— is the most common opportunisitic mold

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aspergillus

36
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— is a type of mold that effects german shepherds

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Systemic aspergillosis

37
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microsporum canis causes —

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ringworm in cats
hyaline mold (no pigement)

38
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penicillium is a –

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hyaline mold- no pigement

39
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Alternaria is a —

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dematiaceous mold
produce melanin

black mold

40
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— is the sugar in the cell wall of aspergillus

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galactomannan

mold fungi

41
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— causes rose handlers disease

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sporothrix schenkii

dimorphic fungi- spread by contact with infected plants, rare cats to human

42
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sporothrix schenkii cause

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lesions along face and limbs
rose handlers disease
spread by dimorphic fungi on plants
rare cats to human

43
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blastomyces dermatiditis is common to

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great lakes region and east 1/2 of USA

dimorphic fungi

44
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blastomyces dermatiditis causes

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Systemic disease (blastomycosis)- Respiratory and
Cutaneous common

dimorphic fungi

45
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how is blastomyces dermatiditis spread?

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environmental soil
replicate in the lungs and then spread through the body in the blood

dimorphic fungi

46
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blastomyces dermatiditis

dimorphic fungi

47
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— is common fungi in the ohio river valley

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histoplasma capsulatum

dimorphic fungi

48
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histoplasma capsulatum cause —

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Systemic Disease (histoplasmosis): Respiratory, GI lesions

dimorphic fungi, ohio river

49
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— fungi is spread in bird and bat guano

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histoplasma capsulatum

dimorphic fungi- ohio river valley

50
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—- causes valley fever

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coccidiodes immitis

dimorphic fungi, southwest

51
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coccidiodes immitis cause

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valley fever
Systemic Disease (coccidiomycosis):
Primarily respiratory, osteomyelitis,
cutaneous

dimorphic fungi, southwest

52
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how does coccidiodes immitis spread

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fungi grow in soil of dry aird regions after a heavy rain

dimorphic fungi, southwest

53
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green- coccidiodes immitis- valley fever
blue- histoplasma capsulatum- bird and bat poop
orange- blastomyces dermatiditis

dimorphic fungi

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