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Chrysosporium species

• Stain: Lactophenol Aniline Blue

• Magnification: x400


Structure: Hylaine septate hyphae, fertile hyphae prodcue one-celled thin or thick walled, subspherical, ovoid, clavate or pyriform terminal or lateral conidia. Arthroconidia, intercalary conidia or chlamydospore may also be present (not shown here). Compare with Dermatophytes and Blastomyces dermatitidis

 

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