Figure 65 Opportunistic Fungi: MIG

Sporotrichum pruinosum

• Stain: Lactophenol Aniline Blue

• Magnification: x400

Structure: Hylaine septate hyphae developing profuse right angle branching. Unicellular, ellipsoidal to ovoid aleurioconidia with truncate base, numerous arthroconidia, spherical chlamydospores measuring 20 to 60 µm often present.

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