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Medically important fungi : a guide to identification / Davise H. Larone.

By: Larone, Davise Honig, 1939-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Washington, D.C. : ASM Press, [1995]Copyright date: ©1995Edition: Third edition.Description: xvi, 274 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1555810918 (paperback); 9781555810917 (paperback).Subject(s): Pathogenic fungi -- Identification | Fungi -- Cultures and culture media | Medical mycologyDDC classification: 616.96901
Contents:
Part I Guides: Guide to interpretation of direct microscopic examination of clinical specimens -- Guide to identification of fungi in culture -- Part II Detailed descriptions: Filamentous bacteria -- Yeasts and Yeastlike organisms -- Thermally dimorphic fungi -- Thermally monomorphic molds -- Part III Laboratory technique: Laboratory procedures -- Staining methods -- Media.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Aimed at all mycologists working in a diagnostic setting, this book helps laboratory workers identify fungal pathogens under the microscope by their morphology and other readily identifiable features. While the book is not intended to be a text in mycology, it nonetheless enjoys a considerable popularity as a supplementary text because of its utility.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-267) and index.

Part I Guides: Guide to interpretation of direct microscopic examination of clinical specimens -- Guide to identification of fungi in culture -- Part II Detailed descriptions: Filamentous bacteria -- Yeasts and Yeastlike organisms -- Thermally dimorphic fungi -- Thermally monomorphic molds -- Part III Laboratory technique: Laboratory procedures -- Staining methods -- Media.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface to the Fourth Edition (p. xiii)
  • Preface to the First Edition (p. xv)
  • Acknowledgments (p. xvii)
  • How To Use the Guide (p. 1)
  • Use of Reference Laboratories (p. 3)
  • Safety Precautions (p. 7)
  • Part I Direct Microscopic Examination of Clinical Specimens
  • Introduction (p. 11)
  • Histological Terminology (p. 13)
  • Tissue Reactions to Fungal Infection (p. 17)
  • Stains (p. 21)
  • Table 1 Stains for direct microscopic examination of fungi and filamentous bacteria in tissue (p. 22)
  • Guide to Interpretation of Direct Microscopic Examination (p. 23)
  • Detailed Descriptions (p. 29)
  • Actinomycosis (p. 31)
  • Mycetoma (Actinomycotic or Eumycotic) (p. 32)
  • Nocardiosis (p. 34)
  • Zygomycosis (Mucormycosis) (p. 35)
  • Aspergillosis (p. 36)
  • Miscellaneous Hyalohyphomycoses (p. 38)
  • Dermatophytosis (p. 40)
  • Tinea versicolor (p. 41)
  • Tinea nigra (p. 42)
  • Phaeohyphomycosis (p. 43)
  • Chromoblastomycosis (p. 44)
  • Sporotrichosis (p. 45)
  • Histoplasmosis capsulati (p. 46)
  • Penicilliosis marneffei (p. 48)
  • Blastomycosis (p. 50)
  • Paracoccidioidomycosis (p. 51)
  • Candidiasis (Candidosis) (p. 52)
  • Cryptococcosis (p. 54)
  • Pneumocystosis (p. 56)
  • Protothecosis (p. 57)
  • Coccidioidomycosis (p. 58)
  • Rhinosporidiosis (p. 59)
  • Adiaspiromycosis (p. 61)
  • Special References (p. 63)
  • Part II Identification of Fungi in Culture
  • Guide to Identification of Fungi in Culture (p. 67)
  • Detailed Descriptions (p. 97)
  • Filamentous Bacteria (p. 99)
  • Introduction (p. 101)
  • Table 2 Differentiation of aerobic actinomycetes (p. 103)
  • Nocardia spp. (p. 104)
  • Streptomyces spp. (p. 106)
  • Actinomadura spp. (p. 107)
  • Nocardiopsis dassonvillei (p. 108)
  • Yeasts and Yeastlike Organisms (p. 109)
  • Introduction (p. 111)
  • Candida albicans (p. 113)
  • Table 3 Characteristics of the genera of clinically encountered yeasts and yeastlike organisms (p. 114)
  • Candida dubliniensis (p. 115)
  • Table 4 Characteristics of Candida spp. most commonly encountered in the clinical laboratory (p. 116)
  • Table 5 Characteristics that assist in differentiating Candida dubliniensis from Candida albicans (p. 118)
  • Candida tropicalis (p. 119)
  • Candida parapsilosis (p. 120)
  • Candida lusitaniae (p. 121)
  • Candida krusei (p. 122)
  • Table 6 Differentiating characteristics of Blastoschizomyces capitatus vs Candida krusei (p. 123)
  • Table 7 Differentiating characteristics of Candida krusei vs Candida inconspicua (p. 123)
  • Candida kefyr (p. 124)
  • Candida guilliermondii (p. 125)
  • Candida lipolytica (p. 126)
  • Candida zeylanoides (p. 127)
  • Candida glabrata (p. 128)
  • Cryptococcus neoformans (p. 129)
  • Table 8 Characteristics of Cryptococcus spp. (p. 130)
  • Table 9 Characteristics of yeasts and yeastlike organisms other than Candida spp. and Cryptococcus spp. (p. 131)
  • Rhodotorula spp. (p. 132)
  • Sporobolomyces salmonicolor (p. 133)
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae (p. 134)
  • Pichia anomala (p. 135)
  • Malassezia furfur (p. 136)
  • Malassezia pachydermatis (p. 137)
  • Ustilago sp. (p. 138)
  • Prototheca spp. (p. 139)
  • Trichosporon spp. (p. 140)
  • Table 10 Key characteristics of clinically encountered Trichosporon spp. (p. 141)
  • Blastoschizomyces capitatus (p. 142)
  • Geotrichum candidum (p. 143)
  • Thermally Dimorphic Fungi (p. 145)
  • Introduction (p. 147)
  • Sporothrix schenckii (p. 148)
  • Histoplasma capsulatum (p. 150)
  • Blastomyces dermatitidis (p. 152)
  • Paracoccidioides brasiliensis (p. 154)
  • Penicillium marneffei (p. 156)
  • Thermally Monomorphic Moulds (p. 159)
  • Zygomycetes (p. 161)
  • Introduction (p. 163)
  • Table 11 Differential characteristics of similar organisms in the class Zygomycetes (p. 165)
  • Table 12 Differential characteristics of the clinically encountered Rhizopus spp. (p. 165)
  • Rhizopus spp. (p. 166)
  • Mucor spp. (p. 167)
  • Rhizomucor spp. (p. 168)
  • Absidia corymbifera (p. 169)
  • Apophysomyces elegans (p. 170)
  • Saksenaea vasiformis (p. 172)
  • Cokeromyces recurvatus (p. 173)
  • Cunninghamella bertholletiae (p. 174)
  • Syncephalastrum racemosum (p. 175)
  • Basidiobolus sp. (p. 176)
  • Conidiobolus coronatus (p. 177)
  • Dematiaceous Fungi (p. 179)
  • Introduction (p. 181)
  • Fonsecaea pedrosoi (p. 183)
  • Fonsecaea compacta (p. 185)
  • Table 13 Characteristics of Phialophora, Phaeoacremonium, Acremonium, Phialemonium, and Lecythophora (p. 186)
  • Phialophora verrucosa (p. 187)
  • Phialophora richardsiae (p. 188)
  • Phaeoacremonium parasiticum (p. 189)
  • Phialemonium spp. (p. 190)
  • Cladosporium spp. (p. 192)
  • Table 14 Characteristics of Cladosporium and Cladophialophora spp. (p. 193)
  • Cladophialophora carrionii (p. 194)
  • Cladophialophora bantiana (p. 195)
  • Pseudallescheria boydii; Scedosporium apiospermum (p. 196)
  • Scedosporium prolificans (p. 198)
  • Dactylaria constricta (p. 199)
  • Table 15 Differentiation of the varieties of Dactylaria constricta (p. 200)
  • Table 16 Characteristics of some of the "black yeasts" (p. 200)
  • Exophiala jeanselmei (p. 201)
  • Wangiella dermatitidis (Exophiala dermatitidis) (p. 202)
  • Phaeoannellomyces werneckii (Hortaea werneckii, Exophiala werneckii) (p. 203)
  • Madurella mycetomatis (p. 204)
  • Madurella grisea (p. 205)
  • Piedraia hortae (p. 206)
  • Aureobasidium pullulans (p. 207)
  • Table 17 Differential characteristics of Aureobasidium pullulans vs Hormonema dematioides (p. 209)
  • Hormonema dematioides (p. 210)
  • Scytalidium spp. (p. 211)
  • Botrytis sp. (p. 213)
  • Stachybotrys chartarum (S. alternans, S. atra) (p. 214)
  • Graphium sp. (p. 215)
  • Curvularia spp. (p. 216)
  • Bipolaris spp. (p. 217)
  • Table 18 Characteristics of Bipolaris, Drechslera, and Exserohilum spp. (p. 218)
  • Exserohilum spp. (p. 219)
  • Helminthosporium sp. (p. 220)
  • Alternaria sp. (p. 221)
  • Ulocladium sp. (p. 222)
  • Stemphylium sp. (p. 223)
  • Pithomyces sp. (p. 224)
  • Epicoccum sp. (p. 225)
  • Nigrospora sp. (p. 226)
  • Chaetomium sp. (p. 227)
  • Phoma spp. (p. 228)
  • Dermatophytes (p. 229)
  • Introduction (p. 231)
  • Microsporum audouinii (p. 232)
  • Microsporum canis var. canis (p. 233)
  • Microsporum canis var. distortum (p. 234)
  • Microsporum cookei (p. 235)
  • Microsporum gypseum complex (p. 236)
  • Microsporum gallinae (p. 237)
  • Microsporum nanum (p. 238)
  • Microsporum vanbreuseghemii (p. 239)
  • Microsporum ferrugineum (p. 240)
  • Trichophyton mentagrophytes (p. 241)
  • Table 19 Differentiation of similar conidia-producing Trichophyton spp. (p. 242)
  • Trichophyton rubrum (p. 243)
  • Trichophyton tonsurans (p. 244)
  • Trichophyton terrestre (p. 245)
  • Trichophyton megninii (p. 246)
  • Trichophyton soudanense (p. 247)
  • Table 20 Growth patterns of Trichophyton species on nutritional test media (p. 248)
  • Trichophyton schoenleinii (p. 249)
  • Trichophyton verrucosum (p. 250)
  • Trichophyton violaceum (p. 251)
  • Trichophyton ajelloi (p. 252)
  • Epidermophyton floccosum (p. 253)
  • Hyaline Hyphomycetes (p. 255)
  • Introduction (p. 257)
  • Coccidioides immitis (p. 258)
  • Table 21 Differential characteristics of fungi in which arthroconidia predominate (p. 260)
  • Malbranchea spp. (p. 261)
  • Geomyces pannorum (p. 262)
  • Arthrographis kalrae (p. 263)
  • Emmonsia spp. (p. 264)
  • Table 22 Identification of the most common species of Aspergillus (p. 266)
  • Aspergillus spp. (p. 268)
  • Penicillium spp. (p. 269)
  • Paecilomyces spp. (p. 270)
  • Scopulariopsis spp. (p. 272)
  • Table 23 Differential characteristics of Paecilomyces variottii vs P. Iilacinus (p. 274)
  • Table 24 Differential characteristics of Scopulariopsis brevicaulis vs S. brumptii (p. 274)
  • Gliocladium sp. (p. 275)
  • Trichoderma sp. (p. 276)
  • Beauveria bassiana (p. 277)
  • Verticillium sp. (p. 278)
  • Acremonium spp. (p. 279)
  • Fusarium spp. (p. 280)
  • Lecythophora spp. (p. 282)
  • Trichothecium roseum (p. 283)
  • Chrysosporium spp. (p. 284)
  • Table 25 Differential characteristics of Chrysosporium vs Sporotrichum (p. 286)
  • Sporotrichum sp. (p. 287)
  • Sepedonium sp. (p. 288)
  • Monilia sitophila (p. 289)
  • Part III Laboratory Technique
  • Laboratory Procedures (p. 293)
  • Collection and Preparation of Specimens (p. 295)
  • Methods for Direct Microscopic Examination of Specimens (p. 298)
  • Primary Isolation (p. 300)
  • Table 26 Media for primary isolation of fungi (p. 301)
  • Macroscopic Examination of Cultures (p. 303)
  • Microscopic Examination of Growth (p. 303)
  • Procedure for Identification of Yeasts (p. 305)
  • Isolation of Yeast When Mixed with Bacteria (p. 307)
  • Germ Tube Test for the Presumptive Identification of Candida albicans (p. 307)
  • Rapid Enzyme Tests for the Presumptive Identification of Candida albicans (p. 308)
  • Caffeic Acid Disk Test (p. 308)
  • Olive Oil Disks for Culturing Malassezia furfur (p. 309)
  • Conversion of Thermally Dimorphic Fungi in Culture (p. 309)
  • Method of Inducing Sporulation of Apophysomyces elegans and Saksenaea vasiformis (p. 310)
  • In Vitro Hair Perforation Test (p. 310)
  • Germ Tube Test for Differentiation of Some Dematiaceous Fungi (p. 311)
  • Maintenance of Stock Fungal Cultures (p. 311)
  • Controlling Mites (p. 312)
  • Staining Methods (p. 313)
  • Acid-Fast Modified Kinyoun Stain for Nocardia spp. (p. 315)
  • Acid-Fast Stain for Ascospores (p. 316)
  • Ascospore Stain (p. 316)
  • Calcofluor White Stain (p. 316)
  • Giemsa Stain (p. 317)
  • Gomori Methenamine Silver (GMS) Stain (p. 318)
  • Gram Stain (Hucker Modification) (p. 320)
  • Lactophenol Cotton Blue (p. 321)
  • Lactophenol Cotton Blue with PVA (Huber's Mounting Medium, Modified) (p. 322)
  • Rehydration of Paraffin-Embedded Tissue (p. 323)
  • Media (p. 325)
  • Ascospore Media (p. 327)
  • Assimilation Media (for Yeasts) (p. 328)
  • Birdseed Agar (Niger Seed Agar; Staib Agar) (p. 332)
  • Brain Heart Infusion (BHI) Agar (p. 333)
  • Candida ID Agar (p. 333)
  • Casein Agar (p. 334)
  • CHROMagar Candida Medium (p. 334)
  • Cornmeal Agar (p. 335)
  • Dermatophyte Test Medium (DTM) (p. 336)
  • Fermentation Broth for Yeasts (p. 336)
  • Gelatin Medium (p. 337)
  • Inhibitory Mold Agar (IMA) (p. 339)
  • Loeffler Medium (p. 339)
  • Lysozyme Medium (p. 340)
  • Mycosel Agar (p. 340)
  • Potato Dextrose Agar (PDA) and Potato Flake Agar (PFA) (p. 341)
  • Rapid Assimilation of Trehalose (RAT) Broth (p. 341)
  • Rapid Sporulation Medium (RSM) (p. 343)
  • SABHI Agar (p. 343)
  • Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (SDA) (p. 344)
  • Sabouraud Dextrose Agar with 15% NaCl (p. 345)
  • Sabouraud Dextrose Broth (p. 345)
  • Starch Hydrolysis Agar (p. 345)
  • Trichophyton Agars (p. 346)
  • Tyrosine or Xanthine Agar (p. 347)
  • Urea Agar (p. 348)
  • Water Agar (p. 348)
  • Yeast Extract-Phosphate Agar with Ammonia (p. 348)
  • Color Plates (p. 351)
  • Glossary (p. 379)
  • Bibliography (p. 389)
  • Index (p. 397)

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