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Phialophora parasitica

• Stain: Lactophenol Aniline Blue
• Magnification: 400x


Structure: Initially hyaline hyphae turns black and becoming warty and rough walled with age, branched or unbranched conidiophores, cylindrical brown phialides, tubular or funnel shaped tapering towards the apex, small collarette, bearing hyaline, oblong conidia in clusters.
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