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Epidermophyton floccosum

• Stain: Lactophenol Aniline Blue

• Magnification: x400
Structure: No microconidia. Smooth and thin walled, club shaped macroconidia appear solitary or in groups (2 to 5). Chlamydospores are formed in large numbers in older culture.

 
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