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Yeast
A fungus that reproduces by budding
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Fungi
Any member of a kingdom of organisms that lack chlorophyll, leaves, true stems, and roots, reproduce by spores
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Germ Tube
- Inoculate suspected Candida albicans to plasma
- Incubate at 35C for 2-4 hrs
- Observe microscopically (high dry) for germ tube formation
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Budding Yeast
Big, oval shape. How yeasts reproduce
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Hyphae
Elongated, branching, fungal filaments
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Blastoconida
Budding yeasts
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Pseudohyphae
Elongated blastoconidium with constricted (pinched) joints
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Chlamydospore
Like spores. Thick, enlarged vesicle associated with Candida species
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Capsule
Protective structure microorganisms have against phagocytosis and physical and chemical effects of the environment
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