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MLS 231: MYCOLOGY & VIROLOGY
SEATWORK #1: FUNGI

NAME: __________________________ DATE: ______________

YR/SECTION: ____________________

A. MAKE A TABLE OF SUMMARY OF THE FOLLOWING FUNGI AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS (50PTS)

GROUP THEM BASED ON THE FF.

1. SUPERFICIAL MYCOSIS
2. CUTANEOUS MYCOSIS
3. SUBCUTANEOUS MYCOSIS
4. SYSTEMIC MYCOSIS
5. OPPORTUNISTIC MYCOSIS

FUNGI MYCOSIS APPEARANCE TREATMENT OTHER DETAILS

1. Malassezia furfur Tinea versicolor Tight clusters of yeast None None
resembling spaghetti with
meatball appearance
The most important of these are the dermatophytes, a group of about 40 related fungi that belong to three genera: Microsporum, Trichophyton, and
Epidermophyton.
FUNGI
1. Microsporum canis
2. Epidermophyton floccosum
3. Trichophyton rubrum
MYCOSIS APPEARANCE
 Tinea Capitis  Macroconidia are thick-
(no. 1 cause of infection) walled spindle shaped large
multiseptated rough walled
with curved tips and knobby
projections
 Tinea pedis  Slow-growing colonies are
 Tinea unguium typically greenish-brown or
(onychomycosis) khaki in color with a suede-
 Tinea cruris (jock itch) like surface, raised and
 Tinea manuum folded in the center, with a
flat periphery and
submerged fringe of growth.
 Tinea pedis  In culture, it grows slowly
 Tinea unguium and produces few teardrop
(onychomycosis) or peg-shaped
 Tinea corporis microconidia laterally on
 Tinea manuum fertile hyphae.
TREATMENT OTHER DETAILS
 Terbinafine or azoles  It is the most common
(miconazole, dermatophyte among
ketoconazole) domesticated pets such
 Griseofulvin, as dogs, cats and wild
itraconazole, or oral animals.
terbinafine.
 Proper Hygiene
 Terbinafine or azoles  They are differentiated to
(miconazole, other genera or species
ketoconazole) for the absence of
 Keratolytic agents microconidia. Instead,
(WHITEFIELD’S they only produce
OINTMENT) macroconidia.
 Proper Hygiene
 Terbinafine or azoles  NONE
(miconazole,
ketoconazole)
 Proper Hygiene

4. Trichophyton  Tinea pedis  Micro scopores are small  Terbinafine or azoles  Differentiated to T.
mentagrophytes  Tinea unguium and globose arranged in (miconazole, rubrum through Hair
(onychomycosis) grapelike clusters. ketoconazole) baiting technique in
 Tinea manuum  Proper Hygiene which it produces V-
shaped penetration of
hair shaft.
5. Trichophyton tonsurans  Tinea Capitis  It has abundant  Terbinafine or azoles  NONE
(2nd common cause of microconidia of various (miconazole,
infection) shapes “tear club or ketoconazole)
balloon shaped.  Griseofulvin,
itraconazole, or oral
terbinafine.
 Proper Hygiene
6. Trichophyton  Tinea barbae  Micro scopores are small  Terbinafine or azoles  NONE
mentagrophytes var and globose arranged in (miconazole,
granulosum grapelike clusters. ketoconazole)
7. Trichophyton verrucosum  Tinea barbae  It has a pleomorphic  Terbinafine or azoles  NONE
appearance that usually (miconazole,
produces very large ketoconazole)
ectothrix spores in chains