Morphology of Fungi

What is the study of fungi and their relationship to human disease called?

What is the characteristic appearance of mold colonies?

What type of fungi are elevated to the status of pathogen by modern therapies and diseases?

What is the term for the formation of asexual reproductive structures in molds?

What is the term for the different forms of fungi?

What type of branching is characteristic of Aspergillus spp.?

What is the term for fungi that produce a dark pigment, resulting in dark green, brown, or black colonies?

What is the primary means of identification of mold fungi?

What is the term for fungi that lack dark hyphal pigmentation and appear light-colored or clear?

What type of spores are produced by cleavage within an encompassing structure called a sporangium?

What is the characteristic of yeast colonies on agar surface?

What is the term for the filamentous extensions from the edges of yeast colonies?

Which of the following fungi exhibits dimorphic behavior?

What is the term for the production of both yeast cells and hyphae in cutaneous lesions?

Which of the following is an example of a nonhyphal cell produced by black molds?

What is the optimal temperature for the formation of true germ tubes?

Which stain is commonly used to examine mold morphology?

What is the characteristic feature of true germ tubes?

What is the purpose of a slide culture in mycology?

What is the significance of the germ tube test?

What is a characteristic of yeast cells that differentiates them from bacteria in Gram stain?

Which stain is useful for demonstrating internal details of fungal cells?

What is the purpose of Calcofluor White Stain in mycology?

Which type of fungi is studied using Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) stain?

What is the advantage of using Gomori’s Methenamine Silver (GMS) stain?

What is the characteristic of a true hyphae?

What type of conidiogenesis involves the formation of a septum between the conidium and parent cell?

Which structure arises from a vesicle to support chains of conidia?

India Ink is recommended for staining which type of fungal infection?

What is the characteristic of a metallic blue colony on CHROM agar?

What type of conidiogenesis is exhibited by dermatophytes and dimorphic fungi in the genus Coccidioides?

What is the characteristic of macroconidia of dermatophytes?

What type of media favors the growth of vegetative mycelium?

On which type of agar is the color of Aspergillus colonies best studied?

What is the temperature used to convert mold phase to tissue phase in endemic fungal pathogens?

What type of pigment is produced by Trichophyton rubrum?

What is the purpose of demonstrating dimorphism in endemic fungal pathogens?

What type of conidia are easily fragmented and disseminated?

What is the purpose of subculturing onto water agar or potato flake agar?

What is the typical incubation temperature for initial fungal isolates?

Which cell type supports chains of conidia in Aspergillus spp.?

What is the term for the process of conidium formation?

What occurs when the separation of daughter and parent cells does not occur?

What is the term for the principal means of asexual reproduction in yeast?

What is the term for a specialized hypha that supports conidia?

What is the characteristic of conidiogenesis exhibited by dermatophytes and dimorphic fungi in the genus Coccidioides?

What is the purpose of demonstrating dimorphism in endemic fungal pathogens?

What is the characteristic of macroconidia of dermatophytes?

What is the purpose of subculturing onto water agar or potato flake agar?

What type of conidia are characterized by being barrel-shaped and easily fragmented?

What is the characteristic feature of true germ tubes?

What is the purpose of a slide culture in mycology?

What is the optimal temperature for the formation of true germ tubes?

What stain is commonly used to examine mold morphology?

What is the significance of the germ tube test?

Which structures are responsible for reproduction in fungi?

What type of conidiogenesis involves the formation of a septum between the conidium and parent cell?

Which Candida spp produces a metallic blue colony on CHROM agar?

What is the purpose of the Urease Production Test?

Which stain is recommended if Histoplasmosis is suspected?

What is the term for the principal means of asexual reproduction in yeast?

Which type of fungi exhibits dimorphic behavior?

What is the term for the process of conidium formation?

What is the term for the formation of both yeast cells and hyphae in cutaneous lesions?

What is the characteristic feature of yeast colonies on agar surface?

What type of reproductive structure is produced by cleavage within an encompassing structure called a sporangium?

What is the term for the process of conidium formation?

What is the term for the ability of certain fungi to exist in two different forms, such as yeast and hyphal forms?

What is the purpose of using Calcofluor White Stain in mycology?

What is the term for the filamentous extensions from the edges of yeast colonies?

What is the purpose of an assimilation test?

What is the characteristic of Cryptococci species?

What is the term for the formation of asexual reproductive structures in molds?

What is the purpose of molecular identification in mycology?

What is the term for the process of transformation of mold to yeast phase?

What is the purpose of a PNA-FISH assay?

What is the term for the process of conidium formation?

What is the characteristic of conidiogenesis exhibited by dermatophytes?

What is the purpose of demonstrating dimorphism in endemic fungal pathogens?

What is the term for the production of both yeast cells and hyphae in cutaneous lesions?