APLN - MYCOLOGY

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Characteristically, fungi:

Are members of the plant kingdom

Lack roots and stems

Lack chlorophyll

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Coenocytic hyphae is a synonym for:

Septate hyphae

Arthroconidia

Pseudohyphae

Aseptate hyphae (correct)

Which type of mycoses produce no cellular response by the host?

Superficial mycoses Signup and view all the answers

Arthroconidia on the outside of the hair as well as hyphae within the hair shaft is called:

Ectothrix Signup and view all the answers

True yeast produce which of the following in the asexual stage:

Blastoconidia Signup and view all the answers

Septate hyphae have:

Divisions Signup and view all the answers

Molds with aseptate hyphae produce a specialized hyphal structure called a:

Sporangiophore Signup and view all the answers

The basic, branching, intertwining structures of molds are referred to as:

Mycelium Signup and view all the answers

Arthroconidia are formed:

Directly from the hyphae by fragmentation Signup and view all the answers

Mycelia within the colony that grow into the substrate are called:

Vegetative hyphae Signup and view all the answers

Chlamydospore that grow within the hyphae are referred to as:

Intercalary Signup and view all the answers

Budding forms in which the daughter cell forms as a bud from a single mother cell or forms laterally from a mycelium or pseudomycelium are called:

Blastopores Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following are the result of asexual reproduction?

Ascospores Signup and view all the answers

Conidia are:

Asexual spores Signup and view all the answers

Macroconidia are usually:

Multicellular Signup and view all the answers

The swollen portion of the conidiophore is called the:

Vesicle Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements does NOT apply to true yeasts?

They exhibit thermal dimorphism Signup and view all the answers

Conidia with rough or spiny surfaces are described as:

Echinulate Signup and view all the answers

Conidia in chains are said to be:

Catenate Signup and view all the answers

When preparing temporary mounts of fungal elements, why is the slide gently heated?

Increases the rate of clearing Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following acts as a clearing agent to eliminate debris and make fungal elements more prominent in skin hair, and nails?

10% KOH Signup and view all the answers

What is the stain in Aman medium?

Cotton blue Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is negative stain?

India ink stain Signup and view all the answers

In the periodic acid-Schiff stain (PAS), what color denote the presence of glycogen?

Red to violet Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following stains is used for sharp delineation of fungal elements by fluorescent microscopy?

Calcoflour white Signup and view all the answers

When the fungus wall is invinsible with the hematoxylin and eosin stain, which of the following may be used to restrain the slide?

Periodic acid-Schiff stain Signup and view all the answers

Fungal elements in the acridine orange staining procedure:

Fluoresces a green color Signup and view all the answers

How does MYCOSEL medium differ from Sabouraud dextrose agar?

Contain chloramphenicol and cycloheximide Signup and view all the answers

Which fungus medium is used for the primary isolation and maintenance of fungal cultures?

Sabouraud dextrose agar Signup and view all the answers

What is the indicator in Dermatophyte Test Medium?

Phenol red Signup and view all the answers

If 1% glucose is added to cornmeal agar Trichophyton rubrum can be differentiated from Trichophyton mentagrophytes by the production of:

Pigment Signup and view all the answers