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Which is false about Penicillium marneffei

A
Black colonies
B
Dimorphic fungi
C
Amphotericin B is used for treatment
D
Causes fulminant infections in immunocompromised patients
High-Yield Explanation
Penicillium marneffei - initially colonies are velvety and white and later own becomes powdery and blue-green. P.marneffei has been repoed as an impoant oppounist pathogen in the HIV infected individuals. The fungus is unique among penicillium being dimorphic. As it is a fungus it can treated with amphotericin B. Ref: Baveja textbook of microbiology; 4th edition

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