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Microbiology Mycology f28d10b7

Barrel-shaped arthroconidia are characteristic of which one of the following fungi?

A
E. floccosum
B
C. immitis
C
Phialophora verrucosa
D
M. canis
High-Yield Explanation
Microscopic examination of fungal isolates is essential to the identification of the organism.C. immitis is a dimorphic fungus endemic in some regions of the south-western United States and in Latin America. In tissue, the organism exists as a spherule filled with endospores. When grown on solid media, the organism produces barrel-shaped arthroconidia, which stain with lactophenol cotton blue.

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