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In a patient, corneal scraping reveals narrow angled septate hyphae, which of the following is the likely etiological agent

A
Mucor
B
Aspergillus
C
Histoplasma
D
Candida
High-Yield Explanation
Aspergillus has non pigmented septate hyphae with characteristic dichotomous branching at an angle of approximate 45degrees. it causes superficial infections like sinusitis, otomycosis and mycotic keratitis. Ref: Textbook of Microbiology, Ananthanarayan and Paniker; 9th edition .

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