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FUNGI IMPERFECT I 



Moniiia kochi (von Wettstein, 1885). 

 Synonym. — Rhodomyces eruhescens Aster, 1900. 



Morphologically similar to M. Candida ; grows well on sugar media, where 

 it produces pinkish colonies ; was observed by Wettstein in a case of chronic 

 acid dyspepsia. Biochemical properties not studied. 



Moniiia montoyai (Castellani, 1907). 

 Synonym. — Moniiia pictor Neveu-Lemaire, 1908. 



Discovered by Montoya in cases of white pinta. Some fertile hyphse are 

 much thicker than others; the spores are large, globular (5 to 7 ^x), and 



contain a large nucleus. Grows 

 well on sugar media, giving rise to 

 white creamy colonies which rapidly 

 fuse together. Biochemical proper- 

 ties of the fungus not known. 



Moniiia cutanea (de Beurmann, Gou- 

 gerot, and Vaucher, 1909). 



Synonyms. — Oidium cutaneum de 

 Beurmann, Gougerot, and Vaucher, 

 19O9; Mycoderma cutaneum Verdun, 

 1912. 



Isolated by de Beurmann, Gou- 

 gerot, and Vaucher from a case 

 Fig. 570. — Moniiia montoyai. showing a peculiar gummatous con- 



(After Montoya y Florez.) ^ f:;^.^:''^^^^^ 



certain media (glycerine agar), vege- 

 tates as a saccharomyces and ferments glucose ; on other media (agar) myce- 

 lium and yeast-like cells are present, and the fungus does not ferment glucose 

 any longer. On glucose agar the growth is white-yellowish, mammillary, 

 with a radiating aureola. The fungus, unless injected in massive doses, is 

 not very pathogenic to the rabbit, guinea-pig, and rat. Intraperitoneal 

 injections of rather large doses induce in these animals a nodular peritonitis. 



Moniiia eaoi Verdun, 19 12. 

 Found by Cao in the sputum of a tubercular patient in association with 

 the tubercular bacillus. Yellowish colonies on ordinary agar. Pathogenic 

 to rabbits. Biochemical reactions not given. 



Moniiia liarteri Verdun, 19 12. 



Synonym. — Parasaccharomyces sp. (?) de Beurmann and Gougerot. 



Found by Harter in a case of enteritis which later developed hepatic, 

 bronchial, and cutaneous lesions, due to the same fungus. On maltose agar 

 and carrots the colonies are cream-white, and yeast-like cells only are generally 

 found. In Raulin's liquid mycelial threads are present, septated, 2 in 

 breadth. The fungus does not liquefy gelatine, does not coagulate milk; 

 produces slight acidity, but not gas, in saccharose. 



Moniiia perierl Matruchot and Antoine, 1917. 



Synonym. — Odspora perieri Matruchot and Antoine. 

 Found in a case of thrush of a wound. Biochemical reactions not 

 given. 



Moniiia parakrusei Castellani, 1912. 



Differs from M. krusei in clotting milk. Found by Castellani in 

 sputum . 



