Candida albicans is an endogenous organism, found in 40 to 80% of normal human beings as commensal in gastrointestinal tract, oropharynx . It is a commonest cause of candidiasis (moniliasis). Candida albicans is a gram positive […]
Germ tube test is the confirmatory test for Candida albicans. Germ tube formation was first reported by Reynolds and Braude and hence the germ tube test is also known as Reynolds-Braude Phenomenon. This is a […]
Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (SDA) is a selective medium primarily used for the isolation of dermatophytes. Other fungi, yeasts, and filamentous bacteria such as Nocardia can also grow in SDA. The acidic pH of this medium […]
The lactophenol cotton blue (LPCB) wet mount preparation is the most widely used method of staining and observing fungi and is simple to prepare. The preparation has three components: Phenol: kills any live organisms; Lactic […]
Two general types of culture media are essential to ensure the primary recovery of all clinically significant fungi from clinical specimens. One medium should be non-selective (such as Brain Heart Infusion Agar; i.e., one that will permit […]
If you observe a probable fungus in the culture plate, colony characteristics are first assessed to determine the broad group of the isolate. Once the initial observations are made, following microscopic criteria are used to make a […]
Sporotrichosis is an an chronic infection of subcutaneous tissues caused by a fungus called Sporothrix schenckii, which is a dimorphic fungus. Human acquire sporotrichosis infection through trauma (thorns, splinters), usually to the hand, arm, or […]
Fungi can be broadly classified into two groups; yeasts and molds. Yeasts are single-celled organisms that reproduce by budding but molds grow as filaments like structure. Many medically important fungi show unique behaviour based on the […]
According to the latest blog posts in the website of American society of Microbiology, scientists have sequenced the genome of the fungus Pneumocystis jirovecii. This advancement may help identify new targets for drugs to treat […]
Which of the following fungi is most likely to be found within reticuloendothelial cells. a. Histoplasma capsulatum b. Sporothrix schenckii c. Cryptococcus neoformans d. Candida albicans Aspergillosis is recognized in tissue by the presence of […]
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