Essays on Hyphal

Part A:

1) Filobasidiella neoformans 2) Cryptococcus neoformans 3) Christensen’s Urea agar 4) Person to person through inhaling the aerosol droplets. Part B: Similarities and individualities between Cryptococcus sp. vs Histoplasma sp. Cryptococcus sp. belongs to basidiomycetes that consist of dimorphic life cycles, one is prominent yeast form and second is the hyphal form that produces infectious basidiospores. Similarly, Histoplasma sp. also is a dimorphic fungus with yeast forms and hyphal forms. These both species are responsible for meningoencephalitis and meningitis that is caused by its encapsulated form. The most prevalent etiologic agent of Cryptococcus sp. is Cryptococcus neoformans while ...

Introducing the Microorganism

Candida albicans is a human microbiome member. It is opportunistic in nature and exists as a non- harmful resident of the genitourinary tract in 70% and of oral cavity in 75% of humans. It has shown opportunistic behaviour leading to infections in case of individuals whose immune system is compromised (immunocompromised). C. albicans is mainly responsible for 2 types of infection: superficial candidiasis like vulvovaginal or oral infections and systemic life-threatening infections. C. albicans has been observed to cause vulvovaginal candidiasis in approximately 75% of women. C. albicans is an obligate and diploid organism possessing 8 pairs of chromosomes, ...