Wet mount practical: fungi

Name

Aspergillus flavus, opportunistic

Name

Aspergillus fumigatus, opportunistic

Name, feature

Blastomyces dermatiditis, lollipop

Name, feature

Candida albicans, germ tube

Name

Candida, not albicans (no germ tube)

Name of test and dye

Cellophane tape test with lactophenol cotton blue

Name, feature

Coccidiodes immitus, arthroconidia

Name, test

Cryptococcus, positive India ink test

Name

Epidermophyton

Name, feature

Fusarium, bean pods/boats

Name of test for what organisms

Hair perforation test for dermatophytes

Name

Histoplasma capsulatum

Name

Microsporum

Name, feature

Paracoccidiodes brasiliensis, mariner’s wheel

Name

Penicillium

Name

Pseudallescheria boydii

Name

Rhizopus

Name

Sporothrix

Type of organism

Yeast but not Cryptococcus; negative India ink test