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An appearance in culture given below is seen due to which organism ?

A
Sporothrix schenckii
B
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
C
Histoplasma capsulatum
D
Blastomyces dermatidis
High-Yield Explanation
The appearance is known as Pilot wheel or Mariner's wheel . Pilot wheel Seen in Paracoccidioides brasiliensis on culture growth at temperature of 37 degC Occurs due to multiple budding yeast cells in culture attached to large mother cell . =Sporotrichosis or Rose Gardner's diseaseis chronic subcutaneous pyogranulomatous disease caused by a thermally dimorphic fungus Sporothrix schenckii. =Blastomyces dermatitidis causes Gilchrist's disease, Chicago disease =HistoplasmosisorDarling's diseaseis caused by dimorphic fungus - Histoplasma capsulatum

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