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Prototheca wickerhamii

• Sabuoraud Agar Plate

• Appearance like yeast
Achlorophyllous alga. Isolated from wound swab. Causes protothecosis (cutaneous, subcutaneous or systemic). Infections are generally acquired through trauma to subcutaneous tissue. Prototheca species may be recovered from clinical specimens in the absence of disease.

 

 

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