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Microbiology AIIMS 2017 2c4a6f65

Which is not a dimorphic fungi?

A
P. marneffi
B
Histoplasma capsulatum
C
Blastomyces dermatitidis
D
Pneumocystis jirovecii
High-Yield Explanation
Dimorphic fungi :- They exist as molds in the environment at ambient temperature(250C) and as yeasts in human tissues at body temperature(370C). several medically impoant fungi are thermally dimorphic such as:- Histoplasma capsulatum Blastomyces dermatitidis Coccidiodes immitis Paracoccidiodes brasiliensis Penicillium marneffei Sporothrix schenckii All of the above mentioned dimorphic fungi causes systemic mycoses except sporothrix which is responsible for sub cutaneous infection.

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