All of the following are dimorphic fungi except:

A. Histoplasma capsulatum

B. Penicillium marneffei

C. Pneumocystis jiroveci

D. Sporothrix scheinckii

Correct Answer: Pneumocystis jiroveci

Description: Dimorphic fungi exist as moulds (hyphal form) in the environment at ambient temperature (25degC) and as yeasts in human tissues at body temperature (37degC). MNEMONIC for dimorphic fungi; HB PSC ( use HB pencil in PSC exam) Histoplasma capsulatum Blastomycoses sermatidis Paracoccidiodes brasiliense Penicillium marneffei Sporothrix schenckii Coccidioides immitis

Category: Microbiology

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