Yeast-like Fungi - Flashcards

YEAST-LIKE FUNGI WIKIBUGS FLASHCARDS

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