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Trichoderma longibracheatum

• Stain: LPAB

• Magnification: x400

• Smooth-walled, hyaline, terminal or intercalary chlamydospore

• Observe structure closely resembling Scedosporium species (A)

• Observe intercalary swellings (B)

• Chlamydoconidia were identified

• Initially Scedosporium was thought to be present in
the specimen, but was ruled out after observing
chlamydoconidia of T. longibracheatum

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