Name ______
Microbiology
MYCOLOGY
Clinical Purpose: (1 pt)
Materials:
Candida albicans
Penicillium species conidiophores
Rhizopus species sporangiophore and zygote
Cryptococcus neoformans
Cladosporium species
Histoplasma capsulatum tissue and microscopic slides
Blastomyces dermatitidis tissue slide
Coccidioides immitis spherule
Pneumocystis jiroveci formerly P. carinii
Procedure:
Make a drawing of the other prepared slides. Make recognizable drawings. All drawings should be the microscopic view. You may see them again on the test. (Points will be taken off for incorrect or unrecognizable drawings).
Rhizopus (sporangiophore) / Rhizopus (zygote)
Penicillium (conidiophores) / Pneumocystis carinii
Blastomyces dermatitidis (yeast phase) / Blastomyces dermatitidis mold phase (from Web)
Histoplasma capsulatum (yeast phase) / Histoplasma capsulatum (mold phase)
Coccidioides immitis (spherule) / Coccidioides immitis (mold phase)
Microsporum gypseum / Trichophyton rubrum
Other organism / Other organism
Other organism / Other Organism
1. Describe the differences between a monomorphic and a dimorphic fungus and the conditions that cause the differences. (2 pts)
2. List three systemic dimorphic fungi that can found in the United States and their geographic location in which they are found. (2 pts)
3. List three fungal diseases or the organisms that can be transmitted from man-to-man. (2 pts)
4. A female patient develops a yeast infection after being treated for a urinary tract infection. How do you account for the development of this new infection? (2 pts)