Medical Mycology and Fungal Pathogens

Flashcards covering fungal pathogens, laboratory stains, and diagnostic media from the lecture notes.

Cryptococcus

A fungal pathogen associated with the India Ink Prep and Silver Stain for identification.

India Ink Prep

A laboratory preparation technique specifically mentioned for the identification of Cryptococcus.

Silver Stain

A staining method used for the visualization of Cryptococcus, Blastomyces dermatitis, and Histoplasma yeast.

Pneumocystis Pneumonia

A type of pneumonia identified in the lecture notes on Page 2.

Paracoccidioides Brasilienses

A specific fungal organism listed with primary morphological designations A and B.

Blastomyces dermatitidis

A fungus characterized by a mold form when growing at Room Temperature on PDA Agar, typically stained with LPAB or Silver Stain.

PDA Agar

Potato Dextrose Agar, a culture medium used for the growth of Blastomyces mold and Aspergillus Flavus/Niger.

LPAB Stain

A stain used for the microscopic examination of Blastomyces dermatitis and Aspergillus Niger at magnifications such as $X1000$ and $X400$.

Histoplasma yeast

A fungal form visualized at $100X$ and $400X$ magnification using Giemsa Stain or Silver Stain.

Giemsa Stain

A specific stain identified for use with Histoplasma yeast.

Coccidioides immitis

A fungal pathogen documented on Page 9 and Page 10 of the lecture notes.

Fusarium

A fungal genus shown at $X1000$ magnification in the Geraldine Kaminski Medical Mycology Library collection.

Aspergillus Flavus

A species grown on PDA Agar and identified using LPCB Prep at $X1000$ magnification.

Aspergillus Niger

A species showing PDA Growth and identified using LPAB Stain at $X400$ magnification.

Rhizopus

A fungus associated with Zygomycosis, characterized by structures such as the Columella.

Columella

A specific fungal structure identified in the context of Rhizopus and Zygomycosis at $X40$ magnification.

Sporotrichosis

A fungal infection or condition listed on Page 19 of the lecture series.

Fonsecaea

A genus of fungi shown at $X1000$ magnification, associated with the study of Chromoblastomycosis.

Clodosporium

A fungal genus documented at $X100$ magnification (written as Clodosporium in the transcript).

Chromoblastomycosis

A clinical condition associated with the fungal images provided by L. Ajello.

Hyaline Mold

A category of mold that includes the genus Acremonium, visualized at $X1000$.

Eumycotic Mycetomas

A clinical condition related to fungal infection documented on Page 26.

Epidermophyton

A genus of dermatophytic fungi visualized at $X400$ magnification.

Microsporum

A genus of dermatophytic fungi visualized at $X500$ magnification.

Trichophyton

A genus of dermatophytic fungi visualized at $X1000$ magnification.

Malassezia furfur

A fungal species identified on Page 30 from the Geraldine Kaminski Medical Mycology Library.