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Cladophialophora carionii
(Cladosporium carionii)

• Stain: Lactophenol Aniline Blue

• Magnification: x1000


Structure: Erect fertile hyphae, long branched chains of oval, unicellular, smooth walled, pale olivacious conidia that are not easily dispersed as seen in non pathogenic species of Cladosporium.

 

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