Describe the different morphologic structures that Candida albicans, Candida tropicalis, and Candida glabrata produce on cornmeal agar respectively.

What organism is endemic in the San Joaquin Valley region of California, causing a disease commonly known as Valley fever?

These two cells can become APCs

Avians have this shape for their mature RBCs.

A patient with respiratory allergies develops a persistent cough and fever.  The fungus that is isolated from this patient displays numerous large conidia which chain together, with both longitudinal and transverse cross-walls and dark pigmentation.  The most likely organism involved is:  

Which of the following Aspergillus sp. has a cinnamon brown color with smooth walled conidia that are formed at the end of two rows of phialides (biseriate) which point straight up covering at least ½ of the vesicle?

Cats have this shape for their mature RBCs.

this cells major function is phagocytosis and pinocytosis

follow neutrophils into inflamed, traumatized, or infected tissue byfollowing chemokines

Reading comprehension. Lectura Read about Pedro, then indicate whether each statement is true or false. (5 x 2 pts. each = 10 pts.) Pedro es de Chile, pero (but) sus padres son argentinos. Muchas personas de su familia viven en Chile. La familia de Pedro es muy grande. Su madre tiene cuatro hermanas y un hermano. Su padre tiene tres hermanos. Pedro estudia en la universidad y su especialización es contabilidad. Pedro toma cinco clases y trabaja en el gimnasio los martes y domingos en la tarde. Pedro is from Argentina, but his parents are from Chile.  Pedro comes from a small family.          Pedro’s major is business administration.     Pedro takes five classes.         Pedro works at the gym every Tuesday and Saturday.