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Ramichloridium mackenziei

• Specimen: Brain biopsy

• Stain: CW x400 (A) WP x400 (B)

• Structures:
• Long hyphal fragments
• Narrow width
• Slight swollen areas internally
• Not dichotomous
• No budding forms
• Observe pale staining in B

 

 
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