Figure 90 Opportunistic Fungi: MIG

Cunninghamella elegans
Zygomycetes

• Specimen: Bronchial Washing

• Medium: Sabouraud agar

Growth rate: Grows very rapidly, fills the petri dish or the slant within a few days. Cottony white to grey on the surface, reverse is pale.

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