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[[Image:Sour Crop.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Sour Crop - Copyright Professor Andrew N. Rycroft, BSc, PHD, C. Biol.F.I.Biol., FRCPath]]
 
[[Image:Sour Crop.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Sour Crop - Copyright Professor Andrew N. Rycroft, BSc, PHD, C. Biol.F.I.Biol., FRCPath]]
===Candidosis===
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==<font color="purple">Candidosis</font>==
<FlashCard questions="4">
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{| border="3" cellpadding="8"
|q1=What are the three important species of ''Candida'' in animal infections?
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!width="400"|'''Question'''
|a1=
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!width="400"|'''Answer'''
*C. albicans
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!width="150"|'''Article'''
*C. tropicalis
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|-
*C. pelliculosa
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|<big>'''What are the three important species of ''Candida'' in animal infections?'''
|l1=Candida_spp.
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||<font color="white"> <big>
|q2=What are the clinical signs of a sour crop infection?
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*'''''C. albicans'''''
|a2=
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*'''''C. tropicalis'''''
*White-grey lesions in mouth, oesophagus and crop
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*'''''C. pelliculosa'''''  
*Thickened crop wall
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||[[Yeast-like fungi#Candidosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
*Yellow-white necrotic material in crop
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|l2=Candida_spp.
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|<big>'''What are the clinical signs of a sour crop infection?'''
|q3=What other conditions are ''Candida'' spp. implicated in?
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||<font color="white"> <big>
|a3=
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*'''''White-grey lesions in mouth, oesophagus and crop'''''
*Thrush in humans
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*'''''Thickened crop wall'''''
*Metritis, pyometra and vaginitis in mares
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*'''''Yellow-white necrotic material in crop'''''
*Genital candidiosis in stallions
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||[[Yeast-like fungi#Candidosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
*Bovine mastitis
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*Porcine stomach ulcers
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|<big>'''What other conditions are ''Candida'' spp. implicated in?'''
|l3=Candida_spp.
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||<font color="white"> <big>
|q4=How would you demonstrate a ''Candida'' infection?
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*'''''Thrush in humans'''''
|a4=
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*'''''Metritis, pyometra and vaginitis in mares'''''
*Skin scrapings in 20% KOH for microscopy
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*'''''Genital candidiosis in stallions'''''
*Lactophenol Cotton Blue and stained by Gram or Methylene Blue stain
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*'''''Bovine mastitis'''''
*Grows on Blood agar and Sabouraud's Dextrose agar
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*'''''Porcine stomach ulcers'''''
*Gram positive, oval, thin-walled budding cells with hyphal fragments
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||[[Yeast-like fungi#Candidosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
|l4=Candida_spp.
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|-
</FlashCard>
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|<big>'''How would you demonstrate a ''Candida'' infection?'''
 
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||<font color="white"> <big>
===Cryptococcosis===
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*'''''Skin scrapings in 20% KOH for microscopy'''''
<FlashCard questions="5">
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*'''''Lactophenol Cotton Blue and stained by Gram or Methylene Blue stain'''''
|q1=What is the main pathogenic species of ''Cryptococcus''?
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*'''''Grows on Blood agar and Sabouraud's Dextrose agar'''''
|a1=C. neoformans
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*'''''Gram positive, oval, thin-walled budding cells with hyphal fragments'''''
|l1=Cryptococcosis
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||[[Yeast-like fungi#Candidosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
|q2=Where is ''Cryptococcus'' found in the environment?
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|a2=
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<br>
*Pigeon droppings
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==<font color="purple">Cryptococcosis</font>==
*Fruit
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{| border="3" cellpadding="8"
*Milk
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!width="400"|'''Question'''
*Soil
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!width="400"|'''Answer'''
|l2=Cryptococcosis
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!width="150"|'''Article'''
|q3=Which body systems are affected?
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|-
|a3=
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|<big>'''What is the main pathogenic species of ''Cryptococcus''?'''
*Respiratory
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||<font color="white"> <big>
*Visceral
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*'''''C. neoformans'''''
*Ocular
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||[[Yeast-like fungi#Cryptococcosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
*Skeletal
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|-
*Systemic
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|<big>'''Where is ''Cryptococcus'' found in the environment?'''
*Cutaneous
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||<font color="white"> <big>
|l3=Cryptococcosis
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*'''''Pigeon droppings'''''
|q4=Where is the most common site of infection in cats?
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*'''''Fruit'''''
|a4=The tip of the nose
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*'''''Milk'''''
|l4=Cryptococcosis
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*'''''Soil'''''
|q5=How would you demonstrate a cryptococcosis infection?
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||[[Yeast-like fungi#Cryptococcosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
|a5=
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|-
*India Ink
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|<big>'''Which body systems are affected?'''
*PAS
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||<font color="white"> <big>
*Gram stain (positive)
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*'''''Respiratory'''''
*Grows on Blood agar and Sabouraud's Dextrose agar  
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*'''''Visceral'''''
*Carbohydrate assimilation tests
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*'''''Ocular'''''
*Latex agglutination for antigen, complement fixation, ELISA and IFAT can be used
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*'''''Skeletal'''''
|l5=Cryptococcosis
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*'''''Systemic'''''
</FlashCard>
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*'''''Cutaneous'''''
 
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||[[Yeast-like fungi#Cryptococcosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
===Geotrichosis===
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|-
<FlashCard questions="2">
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|<big>'''Where is the most common site of infection in cats?'''
|q1=Which organs are usually affected in geotrichosis infections?
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||<font color="white"> <big>
|a1=
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*'''''The tip of the nose'''''
*Udder
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||[[Yeast-like fungi#Cryptococcosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
*Mucous membranes
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|-
*Bronchi
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|<big>'''How would you demonstrate a cryptococcosis infection?'''
*Lungs
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||<font color="white"> <big>
|l1=Geotrichosis
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*'''''India Ink'''''
|q2=True or False: Geotrichosis infections are usually diagnosed post-mortem
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*'''''PAS'''''
|a2=True
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*'''''Gram stain (positive)'''''
|l2=Geotrichosis
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*'''''Grows on Blood agar and Sabouraud's Dextrose agar'''''
</FlashCard>
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*'''''Carbohydrate assimilation tests'''''
 
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*'''''Latex agglutination for antigen, complement fixation, ELISA and IFAT can be used'''''
===Malassezia pachydermidis===
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||[[Yeast-like fungi#Cryptococcosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
<FlashCard questions="2">
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|q1=Where in the body is ''Malassezia pachydermidis'' usually found?
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<br>
|a1=
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==<font color="purple">Geotrichosis</font>==
*Oily areas
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{| border="3" cellpadding="8"
*Ear canal
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!width="400"|'''Question'''
*Skin
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!width="400"|'''Answer'''
|l1=Yeast-like fungi#Malassezia pachydermatis
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!width="150"|'''Article'''
|q2=What is the pathogenesis of ''Malassezia pachydermatis'' infections?
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|-
|a2=
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|<big>'''Which organs are usually affected in geotrichosis infections?'''
*Malassezia spp are part of the normal skin flora in many animal species and overgrowth most commonly occurs secondary to a change in skin microclimate due to underlying disease processes like food allergy, atopic dermatitis, endocrinopathies or keratinization defects
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||<font color="white"> <big>
Regional lesions on the muzzle, ears, interdigital area and the perianal region
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*'''''Udder'''''
*Infection can also be generalised
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*'''''Mucous membranes'''''
*Erythematous, hyperpigmented, lichenified and scaly lesions with alopecia
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*'''''Bronchi'''''
|l2=Yeast-like fungi#Malassezia pachydermidis
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*'''''Lungs'''''
</FlashCard>
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||[[Yeast-like fungi#Geotrichosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
 
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|-
===Rhodotorula===
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|<big>'''True or False: Geotrichosis infections are usually diagnosed post-mortem'''
<FlashCard questions="1">
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||<font color="white"> <big>
|q1=What infections of dogs and horses are ''Rhodotorula'' spp. involved in?
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*'''''True'''''
|a1=
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||[[Yeast-like fungi#Geotrichosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
*Canine ear infections
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|}
*Equine uterine infections
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<br>
|l1=Rhodotorula
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==<font color="purple">Malassezia pachydermidis</font>==
</FlashCard>
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{| border="3" cellpadding="8"
 
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!width="400"|'''Question'''
===Torulopsis glabrata===
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!width="400"|'''Answer'''
<FlashCard questions="1">
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!width="150"|'''Article'''
|q1=What infections are ''Torulopsis'' spp. involved in?
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|-
|a1=
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|<big>'''Where in the body is ''Malassezia pachydermidis'' usually found?'''
*Pyelonephritis, pneumonia, septicaemia and meningitis in humans
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||<font color="white"> <big>
*Mastitis and abortion in cattle
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*'''''Oily areas'''''
*Systemic infection of monkeys and dogs
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*'''''Ear canal'''''
|l1=Torulopsis glabrata
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*'''''Skin'''''
</FlashCard>
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||[[Yeast-like fungi#Malassezia pachydermidis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
 
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|-
===Trichosporonosis===
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|<big>'''What is the pathogenesis of ''Malassezia pachydermidis'' infections?'''
<FlashCard questions="2">
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||<font color="white"> <big>
|q1=What infection is ''T. capitum'' involved in?
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*'''''Regional lesions on the muzzle, ears, interdigital area and the perianal region'''''
|a1=Bovine mastitis
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*'''''Infection can also be generalised'''''
|l1=Trichosporonosis
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*'''''Erythematous, hyperpigmented, lichenified and scaly lesions with alopecia'''''
|q2=What infections are ''Trichosporonosis beigelii'' involved in?
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||[[Yeast-like fungi#Malassezia pachydermidis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
|a2=
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*Feline nasal granuloma
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<br>
*Skin infections in horses and monkeys
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==<font color="purple">Rhodotorula</font>==
*Bovine and ovine mastitis
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{| border="3" cellpadding="8"
*Feline bladder infections
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!width="400"|'''Question'''
|l2=Trichosporonosis
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!width="400"|'''Answer'''
</FlashCard>
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!width="150"|'''Article'''
 
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|-
 
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|<big>'''What infections of dogs and horses are ''Rhodotorula'' spp. involved in?'''
[[Category:Yeast-like Fungi]][[Category:Fungi Flashcards]]
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Canine ear infections'''''
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*'''''Equine uterine infections'''''
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||[[Yeast-like fungi#Rhodotorula|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|}
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<br>
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==<font color="purple">Torulopsis glabrata</font>==
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{| border="3" cellpadding="8"
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!width="400"|'''Question'''
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!width="400"|'''Answer'''
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!width="150"|'''Article'''
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|-
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|<big>'''What infections are ''Torulopsis'' spp. involved in?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Pyelonephritis, pneumonia, septicaemia and meningitis in humans'''''
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*'''''Mastitis and abortion in cattle'''''
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*'''''Systemic infection of monkeys and dogs'''''
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||[[Yeast-like fungi#Torulopsis glabrata|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|}
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<br>
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==<font color="purple">Trichosporonosis</font>==
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{| border="3" cellpadding="8"
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!width="400"|'''Question'''
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!width="400"|'''Answer'''
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!width="150"|'''Article'''
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|-
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|<big>'''What infection is ''T. capitum'' involved in?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Bovine mastitis'''''
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||[[Yeast-like fungi#Trichosporonosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''What infections are ''Trichosporonosis beigelii'' involved in?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Feline nasal granuloma'''''
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*'''''Skin infections in horses and monkeys'''''
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*'''''Bovine and ovine mastitis'''''
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*'''''Feline bladder infections'''''
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||[[Yeast-like fungi#Trichosporonosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|}

Revision as of 16:27, 17 May 2009

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Sour Crop - Copyright Professor Andrew N. Rycroft, BSc, PHD, C. Biol.F.I.Biol., FRCPath

Candidosis

Question Answer Article
What are the three important species of Candida in animal infections?
  • C. albicans
  • C. tropicalis
  • C. pelliculosa
Link to Answer Article
What are the clinical signs of a sour crop infection?
  • White-grey lesions in mouth, oesophagus and crop
  • Thickened crop wall
  • Yellow-white necrotic material in crop
Link to Answer Article
What other conditions are Candida spp. implicated in?
  • Thrush in humans
  • Metritis, pyometra and vaginitis in mares
  • Genital candidiosis in stallions
  • Bovine mastitis
  • Porcine stomach ulcers
Link to Answer Article
How would you demonstrate a Candida infection?
  • Skin scrapings in 20% KOH for microscopy
  • Lactophenol Cotton Blue and stained by Gram or Methylene Blue stain
  • Grows on Blood agar and Sabouraud's Dextrose agar
  • Gram positive, oval, thin-walled budding cells with hyphal fragments
Link to Answer Article


Cryptococcosis

Question Answer Article
What is the main pathogenic species of Cryptococcus?
  • C. neoformans
Link to Answer Article
Where is Cryptococcus found in the environment?
  • Pigeon droppings
  • Fruit
  • Milk
  • Soil
Link to Answer Article
Which body systems are affected?
  • Respiratory
  • Visceral
  • Ocular
  • Skeletal
  • Systemic
  • Cutaneous
Link to Answer Article
Where is the most common site of infection in cats?
  • The tip of the nose
Link to Answer Article
How would you demonstrate a cryptococcosis infection?
  • India Ink
  • PAS
  • Gram stain (positive)
  • Grows on Blood agar and Sabouraud's Dextrose agar
  • Carbohydrate assimilation tests
  • Latex agglutination for antigen, complement fixation, ELISA and IFAT can be used
Link to Answer Article


Geotrichosis

Question Answer Article
Which organs are usually affected in geotrichosis infections?
  • Udder
  • Mucous membranes
  • Bronchi
  • Lungs
Link to Answer Article
True or False: Geotrichosis infections are usually diagnosed post-mortem
  • True
Link to Answer Article


Malassezia pachydermidis

Question Answer Article
Where in the body is Malassezia pachydermidis usually found?
  • Oily areas
  • Ear canal
  • Skin
Link to Answer Article
What is the pathogenesis of Malassezia pachydermidis infections?
  • Regional lesions on the muzzle, ears, interdigital area and the perianal region
  • Infection can also be generalised
  • Erythematous, hyperpigmented, lichenified and scaly lesions with alopecia
Link to Answer Article


Rhodotorula

Question Answer Article
What infections of dogs and horses are Rhodotorula spp. involved in?
  • Canine ear infections
  • Equine uterine infections
Link to Answer Article


Torulopsis glabrata

Question Answer Article
What infections are Torulopsis spp. involved in?
  • Pyelonephritis, pneumonia, septicaemia and meningitis in humans
  • Mastitis and abortion in cattle
  • Systemic infection of monkeys and dogs
Link to Answer Article


Trichosporonosis

Question Answer Article
What infection is T. capitum involved in?
  • Bovine mastitis
Link to Answer Article
What infections are Trichosporonosis beigelii involved in?
  • Feline nasal granuloma
  • Skin infections in horses and monkeys
  • Bovine and ovine mastitis
  • Feline bladder infections
Link to Answer Article