The organism shown below is:
High-Yield Explanation
ANS. A (Aspergillus has septations and it has acute branching)# Histoplasma (feathery finger like projections)# Blastomycosis (figure of 8 appearance)# Coccidiomycosis (spherules with spores)# Paracoccidiomycosis (captain wheel or Mickey Mouse appearance)# Cryptococcus (negative staining, polysaccharide capsule)# Sporothrix schenki (Flower shaped conidia and cigar bundles)# Candida albicans (germ tube formation)# Pneumocystis carinii (Gomori methanamine stain, cup-shaped cyst)