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Malassezia furfur

• Specimen: I. V. site

• Stain: Gram stain

• Magnification: x1000

• Features: Unipolar budding yeast. Observe collarette, raised shoulders or bottle neck appearance

Malassezia furfur

• Specimen: Skin scraping

• Stain: Fungi-Fluor

• Magnification: x400

• Features: Showing "meatball and spagetti" appearance. Round yeast cells and short filaments.

 

 

 

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