Morphology, Reproduction and Identification

Question	Answer
Mould Like	Numerous fibrous hyphae, may have nuclei, may be septate (visible divide between cells) or aseptate
Yeast Like	Round cells
Dimorphic	Take both forms
Mould Reproduction- Fruiting Structure	A sprandium of many spores connected to the hyphae by a sporaglophore
Mould Reproduction- Chlamydospores	Very hardy
Mould Reproduction- Conidia	Chains of spores found at the end of the hyphae
Mould Reproduction- Sexual Spores	Spores that require fertilisation to develop
Yeast Reproduction- Budding	A small cell develops from larger one
Yeast Reproduction- Fission	Cell splits evenly into two
Yeast Reproduction- Pseudohyphae	Structure that may occur temporarily during yeast reproduction
Sabourads Dextrose Agar (SDA)- Characteristics	pH- 5.6 (so bact cannot grow) peptone glucose agar
SDA- Incubation	25 degrees
SDA- Mould colonies	Large mould like (duh) colony in the centre
SDA- Yeast colonies	Occur as pasty, shiny, individual colonies
Lactophenol Cotton Blue Preparation- Dye	Main diagnostic dying tool
Lactophenol Cotton Blue Preparation- Aspergillus	Flower like structure on hyphael stalk with spores on teh end
Lactophenol Cotton Blue Preparation- Fusarium	Thinner hyphae with clustered spores
Lactophenol Cotton Blue Preparation- Micropsporon	Woodlouse like structure
Lactophenol Cotton Blue Preparation- Picillum	Appears wheatlike, chain of candida at the end of the hyphae

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