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Medical Microbiology 850
Unit Exam 3 - Mycology/Parasitology
SHORT ANSWER KEY
1. Name a thermally dimorphic agent of a defined mycosis for which the
optimum growth temperature of the ovoid yeast is 34-36o C (as
compared to 37-39o C).
2. Name a common commensal fungus that causes diaper rash in children and
thrush in immunosuppressed adults.
3. Name the biochemical component of the fungal cell membrane whose synthesis
or physiological function is the target of most effective anti-fungal drugs.
4. Name the toxin produced by aspergilli that appears to be tumorogenic
for humans and has been shown in well controlled studies to be tumorogenic
for fowl.
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