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Colletotrichum truncatum

Colletotrichum truncatum the fruiting body seen is an acervulus and the conidiophores produce falcate or crescent shaped conidia.

Cunninghamella arunalokei

Lactophenol Cotton Blue mount of Cunninghamella arunalokei

Cochliobolus species

I belong to the genus Cochliobolus and cause phaeohyphomycosis, Allergic diseases, keratitis , and black grain mycetoma. Who am I?

Acremonium species

Acremonium are white molds with clusters of conidia at the end of a phialide.

Rhizopus homothallicus

Homothallic mucorale with abundant golden brown zygospores with spinous projections attached unequal suspensor cells.

Rhizopus homothallicus

Homothallic mucorale with abundant golden brown zygospores with spinous projections attached unequal suspensor cells.

Acremonium species

Acremonium are white molds with clusters of conidia at the end of a phialide.

Cryptococcus neoformans

India ink preparation of CSF showing round yeast cells with halo around them suggestive of C. neoformans

Calcofluor white KOH mount of tissue with Mucormycosis

Shows broad pauciseptate ribbon like hyphae

PAS stain of fungal hyphae in pus

Video Quiz 1

Shows growth of white waxy mold with white reverse and falcate macroconidia in clusters on phialides. Common agent of keratomycosis in south India and fungemia worldwide. Post your answers on our youtube channel link below

Video Quiz 2

Moderately Rapid growth white to buff coloured colonies with black to purple reverse, thick walled cigar shaped smooth macroconidia with truncate base. It’s geophilic dermatophyte which rarely causes infections in humans What is it? Post your answers on Youtube Link below