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Fungi: yeasts and mold

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Reproduces asexually by budding, Yeast (non-pathogenic)- saccharomyces cerevisiae
Dermatophytes, Superficial mycoses, pathogenic species of fungi that causes infections of skin, hair, or nails,
Trycophyton, (superficial) Associated with ringworm infections of scalp, body, nails and feet. athlete's foot
Microsporum, (superficial) cause ringworm, infections of hair, scalp and body
Epidermophyton, (superficial) causes ringworm & athlete's foot
Opportunistic Mycoses, normally if you are healthy it won't cause disease. but once you are immunocompromised, it causes infection
Histoplasma capsulatam, (opportunistic) causes histoplasmosis, "darlings disease", pulmonary infection, enters via respiratory pathway, at body temp its yeast, at room temp its filamentous fungi,
Candida albicans, (opportunistic) infects nails, skin, mucous membranes, vagina, esophagus & GI tract
Aspergillus niger, (opportunistic) mold, respiratory orgiin, causes black mold on fruits/vegetables, ubiquitous in soil, common food contaminant, spores
Rhizopus stolonifer, (opportunistic) mold, spores, disease: zygomycosis, respiratory, bread mold fungus, found in soil and decaying vegetation, in humans is the most rapid spreading fungal infection
Penicillium notatum, (opportunistic) source of penicilin, mold, rarely causes human disease, widely distributed in nature, white/gray appearance, "witches broom" spores


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