Atlas de Micologia

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Curvularia lunata
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Curvularia lunata
Microscopic Morphology
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Disease(s):
Characteristic conidial production

Phaeohyphomycosis
Geniculate conidiophore producing curved conidia as a result of the enlarged (and darker) middle
cell. Potato flakes agar slide culture. Color enhanced.
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Cladophialophora bantiana
Genus/Species: Cladophialophora bantiana

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Hyphae in brain tissue.

Cerebral Phaeohyphomycosis
Dematiaceous hyphae in pus from brain. Some of the hyphae contains swollen cells. KOH, 400X.
Exophiala jeanselmei
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Dematiaceous hyphae in pus from a cyst. KOH, 400X.
Hyphae in pus
Phaeohyphomycosis
Histoplasma capsulatum var. duboisii
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Clinical Presentation
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Subcutaneous nodules
Histoplasmosis
Subcutaneous nodules resulting from dissemination of the fungus from the lungs.
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Cyst
Phaeohyphomycosis
Subcutaneous infection in a patient with previously undiagnosed type 2 diabetes.
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Histopathology
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Disease(s):
Hyphae were seen growing from the splinter. H&E, 40X.
Wooden splinter in tissue.

Phaeohyphomycosis
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Histopathology
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Disease(s):
Dematiaceous hyphae in brain tissue. H&E, 400X.
Hyphae in brain.
Geotrichum candidum
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Geotrichum candidum
MicroLaboratory
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Disease(s):
Arthroconidia
Geotrichosis
Arthroconidia are beginning to form. Differential interference contrast microscopy, 25C, 1000X.
Microsporum persicolor
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Macroconidia
Tinea
Macroconidia. Differential interference contrast microscopy, potato glucose agar, 25C, 630X.
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Histopathology
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Disease(s):
Dematiaceous hyphae in brain tissue. H&E, 400X.
Brain tissue.
Microsporum nanum
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Microsporum nanum
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Disease(s):
Macroconidia
Tinea
Two-celled macroconidia. Differential interference contrast microscopy, potato glucose agar, 1000X.
Scopulariopsis brevicaulis
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Macroscopic Morphology
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Disease(s):
Colony
Onychomycosis
The color and texture is characteristic of the mould. Potato glucose agar.
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Gross Pathology
A large encapsulated lesion in the brain.
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Disease(s):
Brain lesion
Fonsecaea pedrosoi
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Fonsecaea pedrosoi
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Disease(s):
Phialides
Chromoblastomycosis
A Phialophora anamorph consisting of phialides having collarettes and phialoconidia. Differential

interference contrast microscopy, potato glucose agar, 1000X.
Sporothrix schenckii
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Lymphocutaneous lesions developing up the patient's arm.
Lymphocutaneous lesion
Sporotrichosis
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Sporotrichosis
Coccidioides immitis
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Erythema nodosum
Coccidioidomycosis
The rash is a immunologic response to the fungus. It is most commonly seen in caucasion women.
Fonsecaea pedrosoi
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Fonsecaea pedrosoi
Skin lesion
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Skin lesion
Chromoblastomycosis
Sepedonium spp
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Sepedonium spp
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Disease(s):
Conidia
None associated
Large aleuroconidia that can be easily confused with the macroconidia of Histoplasma capsulatum.
Phase contrast microscopy, potato glucose agar, 400X.
Trichophyton ajelloi
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Large aleuroconidia
None associated
Conidia have thick wall that are smooth. Differential interference contrast microscopy, potato glucose
agar, 400X.
Fonsecaea pedrosoi
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Fonsecaea pedrosoi
Histopathology
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Disease(s):
Sclerotic cells
Chromoblastomycosis
Sclerotic cells are dematiaceous and have septa in two planes. H&E, 400X.
Epidermophyton floccosum
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The disease is unusual because the nail are also involved.
Tinea pedis
Athlete's foot
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Disseminated infection
Coccidioidomycosis
The multiple skin lesions have resulted from dissemination from the lungs.
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Disseminated coccidioidomycosis
Coccidioidomycosis
The lesion on the nose resulted from dissemination from the lungs.
Hortaea werneckii
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Hortaea werneckii
Histopathology
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Disease(s):
Hyphae in skin
Tinea nigra
The hyphae are dematiaceous in this skin scrapping. KOH, 400X.
Basidiobolus ranarum
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Cutaneous-subcutaneous zygomycosis
Zygomycosis - Entomophthoramycosis
The infection developed after the fungus was traumatically introduced.
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The disease involves both sides of the legs and groin.
Jock itch
Tinea cruris
Trichophyton tonsurans
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Trichophyton tonsuran
The flat colony is typical of this dermatophyte.
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Disease(s):
Colony
Tinea capitis
Candida albicans
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Candida albicans
Infection of finger.
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Disease(s):
Infection of finger
None associated
Candida albicans
Genus/Species: Candida albicans

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Yeast infection
Candidiasis
The presence of satellite lesions help makes the diagnosis of diaper rash.
Candida albicans
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Candida albicans
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Disease(s):
Disseminated candidiasis to the eye has a poor prognosis.
Disseminated candidiasis
Candidiasis
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Histopathology
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Disease(s):
Two young spherules are present in lung tissue. KOH, 400X.
Spherules in tissue
Coccidioidomycosis
Candida albicans
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Candida albicans
Granulomatous lesions involving the hands.
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Disease(s):
Mucocutaneous candidiasis
Candidiasis
Blastomyces dermatitidis
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Cutaneous lesion
Blastomycosis
The cutaneous lesion developed following dissemination of the fungus from the lungs.
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Disease(s):
Yeast form
Blastomycosis
Broad based budding and thickened cell walls and globose shape are characteristic of the yeast form of
Blastomyces dermatitidis. Differential interference contrast microscopy, 37C, tease mount.
Genus/Species: Blastomyces dermatitidis

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Lesion near eye

Blastomycosis
This lesion resulted from dissemination of the fungus from the lungs.
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This lesion is unusual because it is a primary site of infection.
Cutaneous lesion
Blastomycosis
Candida albicans
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Candida albicans
Mucocutaneous candidiasis.
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Disease(s):
Mucocutaneous candidiasis
Candidiasis
Microsporum audouinii
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Lesions on the scalp.
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Disease(s):
Tinea capitis
Tinea capitis
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Disease(s):
Cutaneous lesion
Blastomycosis
Cutaneous lesion resulting from dissemination of the fungus from the lungs.
Malassezia furfur
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Malassezia furfur
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Disease(s):
Discolored skin lesions caused by a lipophilic yeast.
Discolored skin lesions

Pityriasis versicolor
Malassezia furfur
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Malassezia furfur
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Malassezia furfur
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Malassezia furfur
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Primary lesion of Sporothrix schenckii.
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Disease(s):
Cutaneous lesion
Sporotrichosis
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Lesions on the scalp.
Title:
Disease(s):
Tinea capitis
Tinea capitis
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
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Mucosal lesions
Paracoccidioidomycosis
The lesions resulted from dissemination of the fungus from the lungs.
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Colony
Sporotrichosis
Typical colony of the mould form of Sporothrix schenckii. Sabouraud glucose agar, 25C.
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Nodular lesions
Sporotrichosis
Nodular lesions resulting from dissemination of the fungus from the lungs.
Trichosporon beigelii
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Histopathology
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Disease(s):
Mass of hyphae and arthroconidia surrounding a hair.
White piedra
Piedra, white
Trichophyton concentricum
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Circular lesions on the skin.
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Disease(s):
Tinea imbricata
Tinea imbricata
Fusarium oxysporum
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Fusarium oxysporum
Infection of the cornea.
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Disease(s):
Mycotic keratitis
Mycotic keratitis
Lacazia loboi
Genus/Species: Lacazia loboi

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Surgical specimens from cutaneous lesions.
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Disease(s):
Surgical specimens
Lobomycosis
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Circular lesions on the skin.
Title:
Disease(s):
Tinea imbricata
Tinea imbricata
Trichophyton rubrum
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Trichophyton rubrum
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Disease(s):
Discolored skin lesions are due to a dermatophyte.
Tinea manuum
Tinea manuum
Trichophyton mentagrophytes
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Multiple lesions on the truck on the body.
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Disease(s):
Tinea corporis
Tinea corporis
Trichophyton rubrum
Genus/Species: Trichophyton rubrum

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Lesion with well defined border.
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Disease(s):
Tinea corporis
Tinea corporis
Microsporum canis
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Microsporum canis
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Disease(s):
Ringworm lesions
Tinea
Ringworm lesions developed after an exposure to a cat having ringworm.
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Histopathology
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Blastomycosis
Disease(s): Blastomycosis
One-celled yeast cells with broad based budding. PAS, brain, 1000X.
Trichophyton schoenleinii
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Scalp lesions and scutula.
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Disease(s):
Favus
Tinea favosa
Rhizopus arrhizus
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Rhizopus arrhizus
Infection in a diabetic who is out of control.
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Disease(s):
Zygomycosis
Zygomycosis
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Histopathology
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Disease(s):
KOH, Yeast form

Blastomycosis
Large round yeast producing a daughter cell. KOH, skin tissue, 400X.
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Mould form
One-celled conidia formed on short conidiophores. Differential interference contrast microscopy, potato
glucose agar, 25C.
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Histopathology
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Blastomycosis
One-celled yeast cells with broad based budding. PAS, brain, 1000X.
Lacazia loboi
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Lacazia loboi
Lesions typically form at cooler body sites.
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Disease(s):
Lobomycosis
Lobomycosis
Microsporum canis
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Microsporum canis
Title:
Disease(s):
Ringworm
Tinea corporis
Circular lesion with raised border. The fungus came from a pet cat.
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Blastomycosis
Skin lesion developed following dissemination of the fungus from the lungs.
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Blastomycosis
The skin lesions developed by dissemination of the fungus from the lungs.
Candida albicans
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Candida albicans
Skin lesion on the finger with nail involvement.
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Disease(s):
Candidiasis
Candidiasis
Penicillium marneffei
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Cutaneous lesions
Penicilliosis marneffei
Cutaneous lesions resulted from the dissemination of the fungus from the lungs.
Fonsecaea pedrosoi
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Fonsecaea pedrosoi
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Disease(s):
Conidia formation
Chromoblastomycosis
The conidia develop from sympodial conidiogenous cells. Potato glucose agar, 25C, 630X.
Actinomadura madurae
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Actinomadura madurae
Histopathology
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Disease(s):
Granule of an aerobic actinomycete in tissue from the foot. 400X
Bacterial mycetoma
Mycetoma
Exophiala spinifera
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Exophiala spinifera
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Disease(s):
Lesion in an immunologically compromised patient.
Phaeohyphomycosis
Phaeohyphomycosis
Fonsecaea pedrosoi
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Fonsecaea pedrosoi
Chronic infection with scar tissue formation.
Title:
Disease(s):
Chromoblastomycosis
Chromoblastomycosis
Lacazia loboi
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Lacazia loboi
Histopathology
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Disease(s):
Calcofluor white has stained the chitin of the cell wall. 630X.
Calcofluor white stain

Lobomycosis
Lacazia loboi
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Lacazia loboi
Histopathology
Title:
Disease(s):
Calcofluor white has stained the chitin of the cell wall. 630X.
Calcofluor white stain

Lobomycosis
Candida albicans
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Candida albicans
Title:
Disease(s):
Oral thrush
Candidiasis
The white material consists of budding yeast cells and pseudohyphae.
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Disease(s):
Cutaneous lesions
The patient's underlying disease is AIDS.
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Disease(s):
Cutaneous lesions
Lacazia loboi
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Lacazia loboi
Cutaneous lesions.
Title:
Disease(s):
Cutaneous lesions
Lobomycosis
Lacazia loboi
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Lacazia loboi
Cutaneous lesions.
Title:
Disease(s):
Cutaneous lesions
Lobomycosis
Lacazia loboi

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Lesions on ear.
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Disease(s):
Lesions on ear
Lobomycosis
Lacazia loboi
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Lacazia loboi
Skin lesions.
Title:
Disease(s):
Skin lesions
Lobomycosis
Lacazia loboi
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Lacazia loboi
Skin lesions.
Title:
Disease(s):
Skin lesions
Lobomycosis
Lacazia loboi
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Lacazia loboi
Lesions on the ear.
Title:
Disease(s):
Lesions on the ear

Lobomycosis
Lacazia loboi
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Lacazia loboi
Cutaneous lesions.
Title:
Disease(s):
Cutaneous lesions
Lobomycosis
Lacazia loboi
Genus/Species:
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Lacazia loboi
Cutaneous lesions.
Title:
Disease(s):
Cutaneous lesions
Lobomycosis
Lacazia loboi
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Lacazia loboi
Cutaneous lesions.
Title:
Disease(s):
Cutaneous lesions
Lobomycosis
Lacazia loboi

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Cutaneous lesions.
Title:
Disease(s):
Cutaneous lesions
Lobomycosis
Lacazia loboi
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Lacazia loboi
Histopathology
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Disease(s):
Melanin stain
Lobomycosis
Black fungal cells positive for the presence of melanin. Fontana-Masson Stain, 630X.
Lacazia loboi
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Lacazia loboi
Cutaneous lesions.
Title:
Disease(s):
Cutaneous lesions
Lobomycosis
Lacazia loboi
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Lacazia loboi
Cutaneous lesions.
Title:
Disease(s):
Cutaneous lesions
Lobomycosis
Lacazia loboi
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Lacazia loboi
Cutaneous lesions.
Title:
Disease(s):
Cutaneous lesions
Lobomycosis
Lacazia loboi

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Cutaneous lesions.
Title:
Disease(s):
Cutaneous lesions
Lobomycosis
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Disease(s):
Colony reverse color on Sabouraud glucose agar at 25C.
Colony reverse color

Tinea capitis
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Disease(s):
Colony growing on Sabouraud glucose agar. 25C.
Colony
Tinea capitis
Fusarium oxysporum
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Fusarium oxysporum
Title:
Disease(s):
Macroconidia and microconidia

Fusariosis
Conidia in a tease preparation from a colony. Potato glucose agar, phase contrast microscopy, 630X.
Fusarium oxysporum
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Fusarium oxysporum
Hyphae in cornea. H&E, 400X.
Title:
Disease(s):
Hyphae in cornea
Keratinomycosis
Lacazia loboi
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Lacazia loboi
Histopathology
Fungal cells in lesion. H&E, 630X.
Title:
Disease(s):
Fungal cells in lesion

Lobomycosis
Exserohilum rostratum
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Disease(s):
Conidia
Phaeohyphomycosis
Conidia and sympodial conidiophore. Potato glucose agar. 630X.
Histoplasma capsulatum
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Histopathology
Title:
Disease(s):
Giant cell
Histoplasmosis
Intracellular yeast form in a multinucleate giant cell. H&E, spleen, 1000X.
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Miscellaneous
Pulmonary infection
Title:
Chest film
Candida albicans
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Candida albicans
Histopathology
Title:
Disease(s):
Heart tissue
Candidiasis
Yeast cells and pseudohyphae in smear of heart tissue. Gram stain, 1000X.
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Disease(s):
Macroconidium
Tinea capitis
Rough-walled macroconidium. Differential interference contrast microscopy, rice grains, 630X.
Aureobasidium pullulans
Genus/Species: Aureobasidium pullulans

Image Type: Microscopic morphology
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Disease(s):
Thick-walled cells
Various opportunistic mycoses
Thick-walled cells that are darkly colored. Potato glucose agar, 630X.
Wangiella dermatitidis
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Disease(s):
Phialide
Phaeohyphomycosis
Phialide with collarette and one-celled conidia accumulating in a ball. An unusual anamorph. 400X.
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Disease(s):
Conidia developing from hyphae

Various opportunistic mycoses
Conidia developing from hyphae. The hyphae are growing within potato glucose agar.
Conidia develop in a synchronized manner from different points on the cell wall.
Curvularia verruculosa
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Disease(s):
Conidia
Phaeohyphomycosis
Curved conidia developing from a sympodial conidiophore. Potato glucose agar, 630X.
Bipolaris spicifera
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Bipolaris spicifera
Title:
Disease(s):
Conidia and conidiophore

Phaeohyphomycosis
Conidia developing from a sympodial developing conidiophore. Potato glucose agar, 630X.
Phaeococcomyces exophialae
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Phaeococcomyces exophialae
Title:
Disease(s):
Yeast
None associated
Yeast cells producing blastoconidia. Scanning electron microscopy.
Stemphylium sarcinaeforme
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Disease(s):
Muriform conidium
None associated
Muriform conidium developing at the apex of a swollen conidiophore. Potato glucose agar, 630X.
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Disease(s):
Muriform conidia
None associated
Muriform conidia developing from a percurrent proliferating conidiophore.

Differential interference contrast microscopy, 630X.
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Disease(s):
Colony
Phaeohyphomycosis
Colony composed of both budding yeast and hyphae. Sabouraud glucose agar.
Absidia corymbifera
Genus/Species: Absidia corymbifera

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Disease(s):
Sporangium filled with sporangiospores

Zygomycosis
Legend:
Pyriform sporangium with a prominent apophysis and sporangiospores; 25C, differential interference
contrast microscopy.
Bipolaris spicifera
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Bipolaris spicifera
Title:
Disease(s):
Conidia
Phaeohyphomycosis
Conidia formed from a sympodial conidiophore. Potato glucose agar, 630X.
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Disease(s):
Clavate conidia
Tinea cruris
Clavate conidia smooth-walled conidia and thick-walled chlamydoconidia. Phase contrast microscopy,
630X.
Scopulariopsis brumptii
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Scopulariopsis brumptii
Title:
Disease(s):
Chains of conidia
None associated
Chains of conidia developing from annellides. This species is dematiaceous.

Phase contrast microscopy, 630X.
Scedosporium apiospermum
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Disease(s):
Conidia
Hyalohyphomycosis
One-celled conidia developing from annellides. Phase contrast microscopy, 630X.
Absidia corymbifera
Genus/Species:
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Absidia corymbifera
Sporangium containing sporangiospores.
Title:
Disease(s):
Sporangium filled with sporangiospores

Zygomycosis
Fonsecaea pedrosoi
Genus/Species:
Fonsecaea pedrosoi
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Title:
Disease(s):
Muriform and non muriform dematiaceous cells. KOH, 400X.
Muriform cells
Chromoblastomycosis
Genus/Species:
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Disease(s):
Proximal subungual onychomycosis in an AIDS patient.
Nail infection
Tinea
Genus/Species:
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Lesion with a distinct border.
Title:
Disease(s):
Tinea corporis
Tinea corporis
Genus/Species:
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Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
Curved conidia developing from a geniculate conidiophore.

Conidia
Phaeohyphomycosis
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Proximal onychomycosis in an AIDS patient.
Title:
Disease(s):
Nail involvement
Tinea
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
Yeast colony at 37C on brain-heart infusion agar.
Yeast colony
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Histopathology
Multiple budding in tissue. GMS, 1000X.
Title:
Disease(s):
Multiple budding
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
Yeast form in tissue

Large yeast cell beginning to develop multiple synchronized daughter cells.GMS, 1000X.
Trichophyton rubrum
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Trichophyton rubrum
Skin lesion.
Title:
Disease(s):
Ringworm
Tinea
Fonsecaea pedrosoi
Genus/Species:
Fonsecaea pedrosoi
Title:
Disease(s):
Muriform cells
Chromoblastomycosis
Image Type:
Legend:
Muriform cells in biopsy specimen of subcutaneous tissue. Differential interference contrast microscopy,
630X.
Rhizopus arrhizus
Genus/Species: Rhizopus arrhizus

Image Type:
Histopathology
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
Hyphae in tissue
Zygomycosis
Hyaline sparsely septate hyphae biopsy specimen of palate. Phase contrast microscopy, KOH, 400X.
Rhodotorula glutinis
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Rhodotorula glutinis
Title:
Disease(s):
Red yeast
None associated
Mucoid colony because of the presence of capsules around the yeast cells. Sabouraud glucose agar.
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Proximal onychomycosis in an AIDS patient.
Title:
Disease(s):
Nail involvement
Tinea
Nigrospora sphaerica
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Nigrospora sphaerica
Title:
Disease(s):
Conidia
None associated
Dematiaceous one-celled conidia upon conidiogeneous cells with swollen apex.

Cladophialophora carrionii
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
Conidia
Chromoblastomycosis
Branching chains of one-celled conidia arising from a conidiophore.

Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Histopathology
Title:
Disease(s):
Multiple budding yeast form in tissue. GMS, 1000X.
Multiple budding yeast cell

Malassezia furfur
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Malassezia furfur
Histopathology
Title:
Disease(s):
Cluster of yeast cells in skin scrapping. PAS, 630X.
Cluster of yeast cells

Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
Conidia
Tinea
Clavate conidia and chlamydoconidia. Phase contrast microscopy, 630X.
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
Phialides and conidia

Phaeohyphomycosis
Phialides and conidia. Differential interference contrast microscopy, green filter, 630X.
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
Conidia
Sporotrichosis
One-celled conidia on thread-like denticles attached to apically swollen sympodial conidiophores. 25C,
400X.
Pseudallescheria boydii
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
Ascospores are leaving the cleistothecium where it has ruptured.

Differential interference contrast microscopy, blue filter, 400X.
Cleistothecium
Hyalohyphomycosis
Hortaea werneckii
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Hortaea werneckii
Microscopic morphology
Title:
Disease(s):
Yeast
Tinea nigra
The yeast cells are annelloconidia. Phase contrast microscopy. Blue filter, 630X.
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Trichophyton tonsuran
Title:
Disease(s):
Conidia
Tinea capitis
Conidia of various shapes and sizes araising at right angles to the conidiophore. Phase contrast
microscopy, 630X.
Microsporum canis
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Microsporum canis
Title:
Disease(s):
Macro and microconidia

Tinea capitis
Macro and microconidia. Note thin septa in comparison to the conidial wall. Phase contrast microscopy,
630X.
Rhizomucor pusillus
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Rhizomucor pusillus
Title:
Disease(s):
Poorly developed rhizoids of this thermal tolerant species.

Differential interference contrast microscopy, 25C, 630X.
Poorly developed rhizoids

Zygomycosis
Ulocladium chartarum
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Ulocladium chartarum
MicroLaboratory
Title:
Disease(s):
Muriform conidia developing from a sympodial conidiophore.

Muriform conidia
None associated
Microsporum nanum
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Microsporum nanum
Title:
Disease(s):
Macroconidia
Tinea
Two-celled, echinulate macroconidia. Differential interference contrast microscopy, 630X.
Trichothecium roseum
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
MicroLaboratory
Title:
Disease(s):
Two-celled conidia
None associated
The conidiophore become shorter as each conidium is formed.

Colonies have a distinctive pale rose color. Differential interference contrast microscopy, 630X.
Fusarium oxysporum
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Fusarium oxysporum
Title:
Disease(s):
Macroconidia
Keratinomycosis
Macroconidia with distinct foot cells. Phase contrast microscopy, 630X.
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
Cutaneous lesions
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Macroconidia produced on rice grains. 400X.
Title:
Disease(s):
Macroconidia
Tinea capitis
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Histopathology
Title:
Disease(s):
Broad-based budding yeast. KOH, dog lung tissue, 630X.
KOH, yeast form

Blastomycosis
Helminthosporium solani
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Helminthosporium solani
Title:
Disease(s):
Lateral conidia
None associated
Conidia occur laterally along a conidiophore. Differential interference contrast microscopy, 400X.
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
Muriform conidia
None associated
Muriform conidia developing from percurrent proliferating conidiophore. 630X.
Hortaea werneckii
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Hortaea werneckii
Title:
Disease(s):
Yeast cells are annelloconidia. Scanning electron microscopy.
Annellated yeast cells

Tinea nigra
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Histopathology
Title:
Disease(s):
Hyphae and developing spherules

Coccidioidomycosis
Hyphae and developing spherules in human lung tissue. GMS, Differential interference contrast
microscopy, 630X.
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Histopathology
Spherules in lung tissue. KOH, 400X.
Title:
Disease(s):
Spherules
Coccidioidomycosis
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Histopathology
Yeast cells in dog lung tissue. PAS, 400X.
Title:
Disease(s):
Yeast form
Blastomycosis
Rhizopus arrhizus
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Rhizopus arrhizus
Title:
Disease(s):
Necrotic tissue
Zygomycosis
Necrotic tissue in the eye socket of an out of control diabetic patient.
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
Ascospores in asci within a cleistothecium. PAS, 1000X.
Ascospores
Mycetoma
Aspergillus niger
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Aspergillus niger
Title:
Disease(s):
Biseriate fruiting body in a lung cavity. GMS, 630X.
Fruiting body in tissue

Aspergilloma
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
Phialides
Chromoblastomycosis
Phialides with collarettes and one-celled conidia. Lactophenol cotton blue, 400X.
Phialophora verrucosa
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
Phialides with collarettes

Chromoblastomycosis
Phialides with collarettes and one-celled conidia in balls. Phase contrast microscopy, blue filter, 630X.
Fusarium species
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Fusarium species
Skin lesions in an immunocompromised patient.
Title:
Disease(s):
Skin lesions
Disseminated fusariosis
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
Mucosal lesions
Paracoccidioidomycosis,
Mucosal lesions in the mouth resulted from dissemination of the fungus from the lungs.
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
Mucosal lesions
Mucosal lesions on the tongue resulted from the dissemination of the fungus from the lungs.
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
Lesion on knee resulting from dissemination from the lungs.
Lesion on knee
Coccidioidomycosis
Rhizopus arrhizus
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Rhizopus arrhizus
Zygomycosis in a diabetic patient.
Title:
Disease(s):
Zygomycosis
None associated
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Localized lesion on the foot.
Title:
Disease(s):
Lesion
Sporotrichosis
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Miscellaneous
Mass in the spleen. MRI image.
Title:
Disease(s):
Mass in spleen
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
Skin lesion
Coccidioidomycosis
Skin lesion resulting from dissemination of the fungus from the lungs.
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
Skin lesions
Blastomycosis
Skin lesions resulting from the dissemination of the fungus from the lungs.
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
Cutaneous lesions
Blastomycosis
Cutaneous lesion caused by dissemination of the fungus from the lungs.
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Black yeast colony.
Title:
Disease(s):
Colony
None associated
Microsporum cookei
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Microsporum cookei
Title:
Disease(s):
Macroconidium
None associated
Echinulate macroconidium. The surface of the conidium in the focal point to show echinulations
characterestic of the genus Microsporum. Differential interference contrast microscopy, 630X.
Microsporum cookei
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Microsporum cookei
Title:
Disease(s):
Macroconidium
None associated
Echinulate, thick-walled macroconidium. Differential interference contrast microscopy, 630X.
Microsporum gypseum
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Microsporum gypseum
Title:
Disease(s):
Macro- and microconidia

Ringworm
Macro- and microconidia. Lactophenol cotton blue, phase contrast microscopy, 630X.
Genus/Species: Histoplasma capsulatum

Image Type:
Legend:
Young colony isolated from blood specimen.
Title:
Disease(s):
Colony
Histoplasmosis
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
Phialides and phialoconidia

Phaeohyphomycosis
Phialides and phialoconidia. Differential interference contrast microscopy. 630X.
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
Dematiaceous hyphae in brain tissue. KOH, 630X.
Dematiaceous hyphae
Ustilago violaceum
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Ustilago violaceum
Title:
Disease(s):
Apiculate conidia in a chain

Smut
Apiculate conidia in a chain. Differential interference contrast mcroscopy, 630X.
Sporotrichum aureum
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Sporotrichum aureum
Title:
Disease(s):
Clamp connections
None associated
Clamp connections and dematiaceous conidia are produced by this fungus.

Differential interference contrast microscopy, lactophenol cotton blue, 400X
Scopulariopsis candida
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Scopulariopsis candida
Title:
Annellides and catenulate annellocinidia
Disease(s): Hyalohyphomycosis
Annellides and catenulate annellocinidia. Phase contrast microscopy, 630X.
Sporobolomyces salmonicolor
Genus/Species: Sporobolomyces salmonicolor

Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
Forcible discharge of conidium

None associated
Forcible discharge of conidium from a short structure araising from yeast cell.
Differential interference contrast micoscopy, 1000X.
Malassezia pachydermatis
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Malassezia pachydermatis
Title:
Disease(s):
Yeast cells. Differential interference contrast microscopy, 1000X.
Yeast cells
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
This form of tinea pedis is sometimes called moccasin foot.
Tinea pedis
Tinea pedis
Microsporum gypseum
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Microsporum gypseum
Title:
Disease(s):
Macro- and microconidia. Lactophenol cotton blue mount,400X.
Macro- and microconidia

Tinea corporis
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Histopathology
Title:
Disease(s):
In vitro hair test

Tinea
Conical to wedge-shaped perforations in in vitro hair test. Lactophenol cotton blue preparation, 400X.
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
Macroconidia
None associated
Smooth-walled macroconidia. Differential interference contrast microscopy, 630X.
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
Cutaneous lesion resulting from dissemination of the fungus.
Cutaneous lesion
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Colony at 25C.
Title:
Disease(s):
Colony
Candida albicans
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Candida albicans
Nail infection
Title:
Disease(s):
Nail infection
Candidiasis
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Histopathology
Title:
Disease(s):
Yeast in tissue
Many small yeast cells associated with large round yeast cells. Note tubular points along cell wall of
large yeast cells where daughter cells were attached.GMS 400X.
Trichophyton rubrum
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Trichophyton rubrum
Skin lesion.
Title:
Disease(s):
Tinea
Tinea
Aspergillus fumigatus
Genus/Species: Aspergillus fumjigatus

Image Type:
Title: Uniseriate fruiting heads

Disease(s): Aspergillosis
Legend: Smooth conidiophores, dome-shaped vesicles, and a row of phialides (uniseriate) bearing smooth conidia in
a columnar fashion. Nomarski optics, 450X.
Phialophora repens
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Phialophora repens
Title:
Disease(s):
Phialides and conidia

Phaeohyphomycosis
Phialides and conidia. Differential interference contrast microscopy, 630X.
Neotestudina rosatii
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Neotestudina rosatii
Histopathology
Setion through the ascocarp. GMS, 400X.
Title:
Disease(s):
Ascocarp
Mycetoma
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Histopathology
Title:
Disease(s):
Yeast cells
Yeast cells are attached to each other by narrow tubular necks. GMS, 400X.
Aspergillus glaucus
Genus/Species: Aspergillus glaucus

Image Type:

Legend: Smooth, pale brown conidiophores, and subglobose vesicles, with phialides covering at least two-thirds of
the vesicle and bearing finely roughened conidia. Nomarski optics 950X.
Acrophialophora fusispora
Genus/Species: Acrophialophora fusispora

Image Type:
Title: Conidia
Disease(s): Phaeohyphomycosis
Legend: Chains of ellipsoidal conidia being borne from basally swollen phialides attached to the vegetative hyphae.
Nomarski optics 950X.

Image Type:
Title: Tip of conidiophore

Legend: Phialoconidia being borne at the tip of one of these long, brown, echinulate fruiting conidiophores,

Image Type:
Title: Conidiophores
Legend: Long, brown, echinulate conidiophores that have collapsed onto the plate, Nomarski optics, 950X.
Genus/Species: Aspergillus fumjigatus

Image Type:

Legend: Smooth conidiophores, dome-shaped vesicles, and a row of phialides (uniseriate) bearing smooth conidia in
a columnar fashion. Nomarski optics, 450X.
Aspergillus niger
Genus/Species: Aspergillus niger

Image Type:
Title: Biseriate fruiting head

Legend: Conidiophore, globose vesicle, metulae, phialides, and dark, rough, globose conidia. Nomarski optics,
1100X
Aspergillus nidulans
Genus/Species: Aspergillus nidulans

Image Type:
Title: Biseriate fruiting structures

Legend: Short brown, smooth conidiophores, subglobose vesicles, metulae, and phialides bearing slightly roughened
globose conidia. Nomarski optics 450X.
Aspergillus granulosus
Genus/Species: Aspergillus granulosus

Image Type:
Title: Cluster of Hlle cells

Legend: Irregular, thick-walled Hlle cells that occur in clusters and often give a granular appearance to the culture.
Aspergillus granulosus
Genus/Species: Aspergillus granulosus

Image Type:

Legend: Smooth, pale brown conidiophore and globose, delicately roughed conidia obscuring the small, biseriate
vesicle. Nomarski optics 450X.
Aspergillus glaucus
Genus/Species: Aspergillus glaucus

Image Type:

Legend:Smooth, pale brown conidiophores, and subglobose vesicles, with phialides covering at least two-thirds of
the vesicle and bearing finely roughened globose conidia. Nomarski optics 950X.
Aspergillus versicolor
Genus/Species: Aspergillus versicolor

Image Type:
Title: Biseriate fruiting heads

Legend: Smooth conidiophore, small vesicle, metulae, and phialides bearing roughened globose conidia. Reduced
Penicillium-like fruiting structures are frequently present. Nomarski optics 1000 X.
Aspergillus versicolor
Genus/Species: Aspergillus versicolor

Image Type:

Legend: Smooth conidiophore, small vesicle, metulae, and phialides bearing roughened globose conidia. Reduced
Penicillium-like fruiting structures are frequently present. Nomarski optics 1000 X.
Aspergillus ustus
Genus/Species: Aspergillus ustus

Image Type:
Title: Irregular Hlle cells

Legend: Thick-walled, irregularly-shaped, characteris Hlle cells of A. ustus. The formation of these cells may be
light dependent. Nomarski optics, 850X.
Aspergillus ustus
Genus/Species: Aspergillus ustus

Image Type:

Legend: Smooth brown conidiophore and small vesicle with metulae and phialdes bearing very rough, globose
conidia. Normarski optics 950 X.
Aspergillus terreus
Genus/Species: Aspergillus terreus

Image Type:
Title: Delicate, biseriate fruiting head

Legend:Smooth conidiophore, subglobose vesicle, metulae and phialides bearing small, smooth conidia in a
columnar fashion. Smooth, larger accessory conidia are seen attached to vegetative hyphae. Nomarski optics, 950X.
Acremonium species
Genus/Species: Acremonium species

Image Type:
Legend:
Title: Acremonium endophthalmitis

Disease(s):
Endophthalmitis
Endophthalmitis due to an Acremonium species
Aspergillus niger

Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
Culture is grown on malt extract agar, and is 6-7 days old.
Colony
Otomycosis
Bipolaris australiensis
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
PFA Slide Culture
Geniculate conidiophores and varaible conidia with a hilum embedded in that basal cell.
Candida albicans

Image Type:
Legend:
Endophthalmitis due to C. albicans.
Title: C. albicans endophthalmitis

Disease(s):
Endophthalmitis
Cunninghamella bertholletiae
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Title: Isolated from donor (enucleated) eye ball

Disease(s): zygomycosis
Microscopic morphology of Cunninghamella bertholletiae showing simple sporangiophores forming

a swollen, terminal vesicle around which single-celled, globose to ovoid, sporangiola develop on
swollen denticles.
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Histopathology
Title:
Cutaneous blastomycosis
Biopsy of a cutaneous lesion of blastomycosis. The broad-based buds are clearly shown. 400x, GMS stain.
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Front of plate, Blastomyces dermatitidis on Sab-Dex agar
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Cutaneous lesion of disseminated blastomycosis (biopsy proven).
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Cutaneous blastomycosis (biopsy proven).
Title:
Trichophyton rubrum
Slide Reference #: GK 319
Image Type: Clinical Presentation
Disease(s): Tinea manuum
Trichophyton rubrum
Disease(s): Onychomycosis (tinea

unguium)
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Histopathology
Title:
Biopsy of skin lesion of blastomycosis, 400x PAS stain. The budding yeast forms are clearly seen.
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Reverse of plate, Blastomyces dermatitidis on Sab-Dex agar
Trichophyton rubrum
Image Type: Macroscopic Morphology
Disease(s): Primarily tinea corporis,

pedis, manuum, & onychomycosis
Trichophyton rubrum
Disease(s):Primarily tinea corporis,

Trichophyton rubrum
Disease(s): Tinea barbae
Trichophyton rubrum
Trichophyton rubrum
Candida parapsilosis
Genus/Species: Candida parapsilosis

Image Type:
Legend:
Endophthalmitis due to C. parapsilosis.
Title: C. parapsilosis endophthalmitis

Disease(s):
Endophthalmitis
Trichophyton rubrum
Disease(s): Tinea corporis
Trichophyton rubrum
Image Type: Microscopic Morphology

Trichophyton rubrum

Fusarium dimerum
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
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Fusarium dimerum
Title:
-- Disease(s): ---
Exserohilum longirostratum
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Exserohilum longirostratum
Title:
Potato flakes agar tease mount
Legend:
Long conidia, many with a distinct curvature, demonstrating a prominent protruding hilum (arrow) and
distinct basal and distal septa (bold arrow). Conidia may contain up to 21 pseudo- or distosepta.
Curvularia lunata
Genus/Species: Curvularia lunata

Image Type:
Legend:
Endophthalmitis due to C. lunata.
Title: Curvularia endophthalmitis

Disease(s):
Endophthalmitis
Fusarium oxysporum
Genus/Species: Fusarium oxysporum

Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
Fungal growth on globe

Endophthalmitis
Endophthalmitis due to F. oxysporum. Fungus balls seen on removal of the globe.
Fusarium species
Genus/Species: Fusarium species

Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
Invasion of the cornea by a Fusarium species
Hyphae in cornea
Keratomycosis
Fusarium semitectum
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
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Fusarium semitectum
Title:
-- Disease(s): ---
Fonsecaea pedrosoi
Genus/Species:
Fonsecaea pedrosoi
Title:
Fonsecaea
Disease(s): Chromoblastomycosis
Image Type:
Legend:
DIC photo from a slide culture of an isolate from a dogs nose.
Fusarium dimerum
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
---
Fusarium dimerum
Title:
-- Disease(s): ---
Fusarium species

Image Type:
Legend:
Endophthalmitis due to a Fusarium species
Title:
Disease(s):
Fusarium endophthalmitis
Endophthalmitis
Fusarium species

Image Type:
Legend:
Endophthalmitis due to a Fusarium species
Title:
Disease(s):
Fungal endophthalmitis
Endophthalmitis
Rhizopus sexualis
Genus/Species: Rhizopus sexualis
Disease(s): None associated
Unidentified Zygomycete
Genus/Species: Unidentified Zygomycete
Disease(s): Zygomycosis
Rhizopus species
Genus/Species: Rhizopus species
Image Type: Miscellaneous
Disease(s): Agent of Zygomycosis
Chaetomium globosum
Genus/Species: Chaetomium globosum
Disease(s): Onychomycosis
Rhizopus stolonifer
Genus/Species: Rhizopus stolonifer
Rhizopus stolonifer
Genus/Species: Rhizopus stolonifer
Rhizopus microsporus
Genus/Species: Rhizopus microsporus
Rhizopus homothallicus
Genus/Species: Rhizopus homothallicus
Aspergillus terreus
Aspergillus terreus
Genus/Species: Aspergillus nidulans
Aspergillus niger
Aspergillus niger
Image Type: Histopathology
Candida albicans
Disease(s): Candidiasis
Candida albicans
Candida albicans
Candida albicans
Candida albicans
Candida albicans
Candida albicans
Candida albicans
Candida albicans
Candida albicans
Candida albicans
Candida albicans
Candida albicans
Candida albicans
Candida albicans
Candida albicans
Candida albicans
Candida albicans
Candida albicans
Candida albicans
Candida albicans
Candida albicans
Candida species
Genus/Species: Candida species
Candida albicans
Candida albicans
Candida albicans
Candida species
Candida albicans
Candida albicans
Candida albicans
Candida species
Candida species
Candida species
Candida species
Candida species
Candida albicans
Candida albicans
Candida krusei
Genus/Species: Candida krusei
Genus/Species:
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Disease(s):
Characteristic conidia
Phaeohyphomycosis
Conidia containing several pseudosepta (distosepta), true basal and distal septa, and a hilum that
protrudes from the basal cell. Potato flakes agar tease mount.
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Genus/Species:
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Disease(s):
Conidial production, filamentous phase

Phaeohyphomycosis
Annelloconidia produced from annellides. Potato flakes agar slide culture.

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Disease(s):

Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis
Long, poorly branched chains of nonfragile, one-celled, smooth lemon-shaped conidia produced
acropetally (youngest conidium is at the apex) from undifferentiated conidiophores. Color
enhanced.
Genus/Species:
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Disease(s):

Phaeohyphomycosis
Annellidic cells with only slight elongation producing ellipsoidal conidia. Potato flakes agar slide
culture. Color enhanced.
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Disease(s):
Lesion involving the arm of a heart transplant patient.
Phaeohyphomycosis
Phaeohyphomycosis
Phialophora richardsiae
Genus/Species:
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Phialophora richardsiae
Title:
Disease(s):

Phaeohyphomycosis
Phialides with large, flaring collarettes. Notice also both globose and oval to ellipsoidal conidia
characteristic for this species. Color enhanced.
Scedosporium prolificans
Genus/Species:
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Scedosporium prolificans
Title:
Disease(s):

Phaeohyphomycosis
Basally inflated conidiogenous cells producing clumps of smooth, oval conidia. Potato flakes agar
slide culture. Color enhanced.
Microsporum canis
Genus/Species:
Microsporum canis
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Histopathology
Disease(s):
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Dermatophyte in subcutaneous
tissue
Tinea capitis
Small microcolony of a dermatophyte in the subcutaneous tissue of the scalp, PAS stain.
Candida albicans
Genus/Species:
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Candida albicans
Title:
Disease(s):
Yeast in oral scraping

Candidiasis
Yeast cells and pseudohyphae in material from the oral cavity, KOH preparation,
phase-contrast microscopy.
Microsporum canis
Genus/Species:
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Microsporum canis
Histopathology
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Disease(s):
Ectothrix hair invasion

Tinea capitis
Arthroconidia are occurring around the hair, differential interference contrast microscopy.
Rhizopus arrhizus (oryzae)
Genus/Species:
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Rhizopus arrhizus (oryzae)

Title:
Disease(s):
Characteristic sporangial production

Zygomycosis
Nodal rhizoids, sporangiophore, umbrella-shaped collapsed columella, and sporangiospores.

Potato flakes agar tease mount. Color enhanced.
Cunninghamella species
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Cunninghamella species
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Disease(s):
Fruiting structure
Zygomycosis
Sporangiophore terminating in a vesicle bearing single-spored sporangioles. Potato flakes agar

slide culture. Color enhanced.
Rhizopus microsporus var rhizopodiformis
Genus/Species:
Rhizopus microsporus
var rhizopodiformis
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Disease(s):

Zygomycosis
Nodal rhizoids, short, non-branched brown sporangiophores, sporangia, and sporangiospores.

Potato flakes slide culture. Color enhanced.
Microsporum canis
Genus/Species:
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Microsporum canis
Histopathology
Title:
Disease(s):
Dermatophyte in subcutaneous
tissue
Tinea capitis
Small microcolony of a dermatophyte in the subcutaneous tissue of the scalp, PAS stain.
Absidia corymbifera
Genus/Species:
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Absidia corymbifera
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Disease(s):
Sporangium
Zygomycosis
Sporangiophore, apophysis, large columella protruding into the sporangium containing

sporangiospores. Potato flakes agar tease mount. Color enhanced.
Piedraia hortae
Genus/Species:
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Piedraia hortae
Ascomycete fruiting body on a human hair.
Title:
Disease(s):
Black piedra
Piedra, black
Trichosporon asahii
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Trichosporon asahii
Title:
Disease(s):
True hyphae, arthroconidia, and blastoconidia.

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Growth on Corn Meal agar

Trichosporonosis
Mucor species
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Mucor species
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Disease(s):

Zygomycosis
Branched sporangiophores, globose sporangium containing sporangiospores.

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Microsporum canis
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Microsporum canis
Histopathology
Title:
Disease(s):
Arthroconidia are surrounding the hair shaft, PAS stain.

Tinea capitis
Malassezia furfur
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Malassezia furfur
Title:
Growth on medium overlaid with olive oil
Disease(s): Fungemia, tinea versicolor
Clusters of oval to globose, thick-walled cells producing buds through small phialides with
collarettes. Color enhanced.
Microsporum canis
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Microsporum canis
Histopathology
Title:
Disease(s):

Tinea capitis
Arthroconidia surrounding hair shaft with hair cuticle being destroyed, KOH preparation,
phase-contrast microscopy.
Microsporum gallinae
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Colony on Sabouraud glucose agar, 25C.
Title:
Disease(s):
Colony
Tinea
Genus/Species:
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Colony reverse, Sabouraud glucose agar.
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Disease(s):
Colony
Tinea
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Disease(s):
Colony
Tinea
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Disease(s):
Colony
Tinea
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Disease(s):
Colony
Tinea
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Gross Pathology
Title:
Disease(s):
Subcutaneous cyst removed from a heart transplant patient.
Phaeohyphomycosis
Phaeohyphomycosis
Microsporum vanbreuseghemii
Genus/Species:
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Disease(s):
Colony
Tinea
Genus/Species:
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Disease(s):
Colony
Tinea
Candida albicans
Genus/Species:
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Candida albicans
The white material are masses of the yeast.
Title:
Disease(s):
Oral thrush
Candidiasis
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Histopathology
Sclerotium in hand tissue, H & E stain.
Title:
Disease(s):
Mycetoma
Mycetoma
Lacazia loboi
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Lacazia loboi
Keloid lesions on a leg.
Title:
Disease(s):
Lobomycosis
Lobomycosis
Microsporum gypseum
Genus/Species:
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Microsporum gypseum
Kerion formed on the scalp.
Title:
Disease(s):
Kerion
Kerion
Alternaria alternata
Genus/Species:
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Disease(s):

Phaeohyphomycosis
Chains of muriform (vertical and horizontal crosswalls) conidia. Potato flakes agar slide culture.
Color enhanced.
Microsporum gypseum
Genus/Species:
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Microsporum gypseum
Title:
Disease(s):
Colony
Tinea capitis
Genus/Species:
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Disease(s):
Slide culture
Macroconidia, Sabouraurd glucose agar, 25C, differential interference contrast microscopy.
Lacazia loboi
Genus/Species:
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Lacazia loboi
Keloid lesion.
Title:
Disease(s):
Lobomycosis
Lobomycosis

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H. capsulatum macroconidia
Disease(s): Histoplasmosis, Histoplasmosis
farciminosi
Rough-walled macroconidia, Sabouraurd glucose agar, 25C, lactophenol cotton blue preparation.
Genus/Species:
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Disease(s):
Oral lesions following hematogenous dissemination.
Histoplasmosis
Histoplasmosis
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Histopathology
Title:
Disease(s):
Broad based budding yeast cells, KOH, lung of dog.
Yeast cells
Blastomycosis
Cladophialophora modesta
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Gross Pathology
Numerous abscesses in the brain
Title:
Brain abscesses
Disease(s): Cerebral Phaeohyphomycosis
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Disease(s):
Joint infection
Onychomycosis
Scopulariopsis and Trichophyton rubrum are both in this nail specimen. Scopulariopsis conidia are
visible. Nail, KOH, light microscopy.
Genus/Species:
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Spirals
Tinea
Spirals, Sabourdaud glucose agar, 25C, scanning electron microscopy.
Trichophyton rubrum
Genus/Species:
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Trichophyton rubrum
Title:
Isolation
Disease(s):
Tinea cruris
Dermatophyte is growing from skin placed on the isolation medium. Sabouraurd glucose agar, 25C.
Sepedonium spp
Genus/Species:
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Sepedonium spp
Title:
Slide culture
Disease(s):
None associated
Large conidia morphologically similar to Histoplasma capsulatum, potato glucose agar, 25C.
Genus/Species: Trichophyton mentagrophytes

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Lesions on the back.
Title:
Disease(s):
Tinea corporis
Tinea corporis
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Disease(s):
Arthroconidia
Hyalohyphomycosis
Hyphae, arthroconidia and pseudohyphae are present in the human leg stump, GMS.
Trichophyton verrucosum
Genus/Species:
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Disease(s):
Macroconidium
Tinea
The macroconidium has a tail composed of a short hypha, Sabouraurd glucose agar, 25C, lactophenol
cotton blue preparation.
Genus/Species: Trichophyton verrucosum

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Vesicles
Tinea
A series of vesicles, brain-heart infusion agar, 37C, lactophenol cotton blue preparation.
Fonsecaea pedrosoi
Genus/Species:
Fonsecaea pedrosoi
Title:
Disease(s):
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Chromoblastomycosis caused by Fonsecaea pedrosoi.
Chromoblastomycosis
Chromoblastomycosis
Genus/Species:
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Disease(s):
Arthroconidia
Hyalohyphomycosis
Hyphae, arthroconidia and pseudohyphae are present in tissue from human leg stump. GMS stain.
Genus/Species:
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Disease(s):
Catenulate annelloconidia
Onychomycosis
Catenulate annelloconidia developing from annellides.

Potato glucose agar, 30C, differential interference contrast microscopy.
Genus/Species:
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Disease(s):
Conidial head showing catenulate conidia arising from phialides.

Potato glucose agar, 30C, phase-contrast microscopy.
Penicillus of Penicillium marneffei

Genus/Species:
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Microscopic morphology
Title:
Disease(s):
Dematiaceous hyphae in brain tissue. KOH preparation, 400X.
Hyphae in brain
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Disease(s):
Chains of conidia
Annelloconidia arising from annellides. Potato glucose agar, 30C, phase-contrast microscopy.
Fonsecaea pedrosoi
Genus/Species:
Fonsecaea pedrosoi
Title:
Disease(s):
Conidium development
Chromoblastomycosis
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Early development of the conidia from sympodial conidiophore. Potato glucose agar, 30C, differential interference
contrast microscopy.
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Colony of Tricosporon beigelii
Disease(s):
Trichosporonosis
Raised, waxy colony. Sabouraud glucose agar, 30C.
Malassezia furfur
Genus/Species:
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Malassezia furfur
Title:
Disease(s):
Discoloration of the skin caused by Malassezia furfur
Genus/Species:
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Discoloration of the skin caused by the fungus.
Title:
Disease(s):
Histoplasmosis
Histoplasmosis
Genus/Species:
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Disease(s):
Penicillus of Penicillium marneffei

Non branching chains of one-celled conidia arising from phialides. Phase contrast microscopy, 400X.
Genus/Species:
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Granulomatous lesions on the face.
Title:
Disease(s):
Malassezia furfur
Genus/Species:
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Malassezia furfur
Histopathology
Title:
Disease(s):
Short hyphal elements in skin fragment. KOH, 400X.
Yeast in skin
Genus/Species:
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Disease(s):
Mould colony
Blastomycosis
Colony of Blastomyces dermatitidis on Mold Inhibitory Agar after14 days, 30C.
Candida albicans
Genus/Species:
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Candida albicans
Yeast colony. Sabouraud glucose agar, 30C.
Title:
Disease(s):
Yeast colonies
Candidiasis
Genus/Species:
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Disease(s):
Infection involving the toes and interdigital spaces.
Tinea pedis
Tinea pedis
Malassezia furfur
Genus/Species:
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Malassezia furfur
Histopathology
Title:
Disease(s):
Yeast in skin
Yeast cells and short hyphal elements in skin fragment. KOH, 400X.
Genus/Species:
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Yeast colony at 37C
Title:
Disease(s):
Yeast form
Genus/Species:
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Disease(s):
Infection of the toes, interdigital spaces and nails.
Tinea pedis
Tinea pedis
Genus/Species:
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Histopathology
Title:
Disease(s):
Favic hair invasion

Tinea capitis
Channels in hair shaft. Differential interference contrast microscopy, 400X.
Genus/Species:
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Disease(s):
Multicelled, clavate, smooth-walled conidia and vesicles.
Conidia and vesicles

Tinea
Genus/Species:
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Disease(s):
Skin lesion following dissemination from the lungs.
Skin lesion
Blastomycosis
Hortaea werneckii
Genus/Species:
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Hortaea werneckii
Histopathology
Title:
Disease(s):
Dematiaceous hyphae in skin scrapping. KOH, 400X.
Hyphae in skin
Tinea nigra
Genus/Species:
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Disease(s):
Lesion following traumatic introduction of Sporothrix schenckii.
Sporotrichosis
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Disease(s):
Lesions at mucosal surface

Cutaneous-mucosal lesions following dissemination from the lungs.
Genus/Species:
Title:
Disease(s):
Colony
Tinea
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Colony of Microsporum persicolor. Sabouraud glucose agar, 25C.
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Disease(s):
Granulomatous lesion
Granulomatous lesion involving the nose following dissemination from the lungs.
Candida albicans
Genus/Species:
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Candida albicans
Title:
Disease(s):
Chlamydospore production
Candidiasis
Corn meal agar plate inoculated by the Dalmau technique. Thick-walled chlamydospores are formed.
400X, 25C.
Genus/Species:
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Disease(s):
Macroconidia and microconidia

Histoplasmosis
Macroconidia and microconidia. Phase contrast microscopy, potato glucose agar, slide culture, 25C.
Fonsecaea pedrosoi
Genus/Species:
Fonsecaea pedrosoi
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Cutaneous lesion with central area of scarring.
Title:
Disease(s):
Chromoblastomycosis
Chromoblastomycosis
Fonsecaea pedrosoi
Genus/Species:
Fonsecaea pedrosoi
Title:
Disease(s):
Verrucose lesion
Chromoblastomycosis
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Verrucose form of chromoblastomycosis. Nail damage is due to lack of blood flow caused by damage to
capillary bed.
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Histopathology
Title:
Disease(s):
Sherules and endospores in lung tissue. GMS, 1000X.
Sherules and endospores

Coccidioidomycosis
Genus/Species:
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Disease(s):
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Granulomatous lesion caused by Alternaria alternata.
Opportunistic infection
Phaeohyphomycosis
Candida albicans
Genus/Species:
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Candida albicans
Yeast colonies. Sabouraud glucose agar, 25C.
Title:
Disease(s):
Yeast colonies
Candidiasis
Fonsecaea pedrosoi
Genus/Species:
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Fonsecaea pedrosoi
Title:
Disease(s):
Nodular lesions
Chromoblastomycosis
Nodular lesions involving a chronic case of chromoblastomycosis.
Exophiala jeanselmei var. jeanselmei
Genus/Species:
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Exophiala jeanselmei var. jeanselmei

Histopathology
Title:
Disease(s):
Tissue reaction to Exophiala jeanselmei. H&E, 1000X.
Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis
Phaeohyphomycosis
Trichophyton rubrum
Genus/Species:
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Trichophyton rubrum
Title:
Disease(s):
Colony producing red pigment

Tinea
Classic red diffusible pigment that diffuses into the medium. Cornmeal agar, 25C.
Bipolaris hawaiiensis
Genus/Species:
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Bipolaris hawaiiensis
Title:
Disease(s):

Phaeohyphomycosis
Geniculate conidiophore producing mostly 5 pseudosepta (distosepta) and 6 cells. Potato flakes
agar slide culture. Color enhanced.
Fusarium solani
Genus/Species:
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Fusarium solani
Title:
Disease(s):
Macroconidia
Fusariosis
Characteristic curved, stout, macroconidia produced on carnation leaf agar.

Color enhanced.
Paecilomyces lilacinus
Genus/Species:
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Paecilomyces lilacinus
Title:
Divergent phialides and chains of ellipsoidal conidia. Potato flakes agar slide culture.
Color enhanced.
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Growth on potato dextrose agar at 25C
Disease(s): Sporotrichosis
Filamentous phase showing slender hyphae, rosette-like groups of hyaline conidia, and sleeves of
diagnostic pigmented, mature sessile conidia. Color enhanced.
Genus/Species:
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Title: Growth on potato dextrose agar at 25C

Disease(s): Penicilliosis
Filamentous phase demonstrating the conidiophore (stipe), divergent metulae and phialides of
equal length, and ellipsoidal to sub-globose conidia. Color enhanced.
Absidia corymbifera

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Disease(s):
Branching sporangiophore
Zygomycosis
Pyriform sporangia upon a branching sporangiophore, 25C, differential interference contrast microscopy.
Trichoderma longibrachiatum
Genus/Species:
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Trichoderma longibrachiatum
Title:
Disease(s):

Hyalohyphomycosis
Conidiophores, irregularly spaced phialides, and ellipsoidal conidia. Potato flakes slide culture.
Color enhanced.
Acremonium species
Genus/Species:
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Acremonium species
Title:
Disease(s):

Hyalohyphomycosis
Fasiculate hyphae with phialides at 90 angles and producing conidia at their apices.
Color enhanced.
Exophiala spinifera
Genus/Species:
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Exophiala spinifera
Histopathology
Title:
Disease(s):
Phaeohyphomycosis
Phaeohyphomycosis
Yeast cells and pseudohyphae in tissue, combined H & E and GMS stains.
Pseudallescheria boydii (Scedosporium apiospermum)
Genus/Species:
(Scedosporium apiospermum)
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Title:
Disease(s):
Ascomata
Pseudallescheriasis (Scedosporiosis)
Ruptured cleistotheicia releasing ascospores. These structures represent the teleomorph (sexual)
stage. Conidial production in Scedosporim apiospermum (not pictured) represents the anamorph
(asexual) stage. Color enhanced.
Emmonsia parva
Genus/Species:
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Emmonsia parva
Title:
Disease(s):
Slide culture
Adiaspiromycosis
One-celled conidia are formed on short conidiophores, potato glucose agar, 25C, phasecontrast microscopy.
Genus/Species:
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Title: Growth on BHI with 5% RBC at 35C

Disease(s): Paracoccidioidomycosis
Yeast phase. Mother cell surrounded by multiple narrow-based buds giving the appearance of a
pilot wheel or mariners wheel. Secondary buds may form before detachment of the daughter
from the mother cell resulting in short chains of cells. Color enhanced.
Absidia corymbifera

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Disease(s):
Branching sporangiophore
Zygomycosis
Poorly developed rhizoids are at the end of a stolon, 25C, differential interference contrast microscopy.
Emmonsia parva
Genus/Species:
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Emmonsia parva
Title:
Disease(s):
Slide culture
Adiaspiromycosis
Conidia present on short conidiophores, 25C, potato glucose agar, phase-contrast microscopy.
Histoplasma capsulatum var capsulatum
Genus/Species:
var capsulatum
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Diagnostic tuberculate macroconidia

Color enhanced.

Disease(s): Histoplasmosis
Genus/Species:
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Title: Growth on BHI agar with 5% RBC at 35C

Partial conversion of the filamentous phase to the yeast phase as demonstrated by the formation of
broad-based budding yeasts. Color enhanced.
Rhizopus arrhizus
Genus/Species:
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Rhizopus arrhizus
Histopathology
Title:
Disease(s):
Hyphae in tissue Hyphae in lung tissue, H & E stain.
Rhinosporidiosis
Zygomycosis
Genus/Species:
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Disease(s): Coccidioidomycosis
Barrel-shaped arthroconidia separated by disjunctor cells.

Color enhanced.
Candida glabrata
Genus/Species:
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Candida glabrata
Title:
Disease(s):

Candidiasis
Round to oval blastoconidia. Hyphae and pseudohyphae are absent.

Color enhanced.
Candida lusitaniae
Genus/Species:
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Candida lusitaniae
Title:
Disease(s):

Candidiasis
Short, curved pseudohyphae with blastoconidia at or between septa.

Color enhanced.
Candida krusei
Genus/Species:
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Candida krusei
Title:
Disease(s):
Branched pseudohyphae with elongated blastoconidia.

Color enhanced.

Candidiasis
Genus/Species:
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Title:
Disease(s):
Phaeohyphomycosis in a heart transplant patient.

Open lesion in the arm following surgical management.
Infection of arm
Phaeohyphomycosis
Candida tropicalis
Genus/Species:
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Candida tropicalis
Title:
Disease(s):

Candidiasis
Multibranched pseudohyphae with blastoconidia formed singly or in chains along the

pseudohyphae. Color enhanced.
Genus/Species:
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Title:
Hlle cells and fruiting heads
Globose Hlle cells, short brown conidiophores, and small, biseriate fruiting heads.
Color enhanced. Teleomorph (sexual form) referred to as Emericella nidulans.
Genus/Species:
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Title:
Disease(s):

Candidiasis
Short, sometimes slightly curved pseudohyphae with round to oval blastoconidia.

Color enhanced.
Aspergillus niger
Genus/Species:
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Aspergillus niger
Title:
Biseriate fruiting head
Legend: Color enhanced. A biseriate, radiate species producing dark, roughened phialoconidia
phialoconidia.
Aspergillus terreus
Genus/Species:
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Aspergillus terreus
Title:
Disease(s):
A biseriate, columnar fruiting head

Aspergillosis
Color enhanced. A biseriate, columnar species producing small phialoconidia measuring 2-3 m in
diameter
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Histopathology
Title:
Disease(s):
Corneal ulcer Gram stain

keratomycosis
Legend: A picture of a Gram stain of scrapings from a corneal ulcer. This was from a farmer who had a piece of
vegetable matter embedded in his cornea. The culture grew a pure culture of Aspergillus fumigatus.
Genus/Species: Aspergillus fumigatus

Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
Columnar fruiting head

Aspergillosis
Color enhanced. Undistrubed culture forming long columns of phialoconidia.
Genus/Species:Phialophora verrucosa
Genus/Species:Cladophialophora carrionii
Genus/Species: Cladophialophora
carrionii
Genus/Species: Phialophora verrucosa
Genus/Species:Coccidioides immitis
Genus/Species:Phialophora verrucosa
Scopulariopsis species
Genus/Species: Scopulariopsis species
Disease(s): Dermatomycosis
Genus/Species: Epidermophyton
floccosum
Disease(s): Tinea pedis
floccosum
Disease(s): Dermatophytosis
floccosum
floccosum
floccosum
floccosum
Disease(s): Tinea cruris
floccosum
floccosum
Genus/Species: Microsporum audouinii
Disease(s): Tinea capitis
floccosum
floccosum
floccosum
floccosum
Microsporum canis
Genus/Species: Microsporum canis
Disease(s):Tinea capitis
Microsporum canis
Disease(s):Tinea corporis
Microsporum canis
Disease(s):Tinea capitis and

Tinea corporis
Microsporum canis
Microsporum canis

Tinea corporis
Microsporum canis
Microsporum canis
Microsporum canis
Microsporum canis
Microsporum canis var. distortum
Genus/Species: Microsporum canis var.

distortum
Tinea corporis

distortum

Tinea corporis
Microsporum canis

Tinea corporis
Microsporum canis

Tinea corporis
Microsporum canis
Tinea corporis
Microsporum cookei
Genus/Species: Microsporum cookei
Microsporum cookei
Microsporum cookei

distortum

Tinea corporis
Microsporum ferrugineum
Genus/Species: Microsporum
ferrugineum
ferrugineum
Microsporum cookei
Microsporum cookei
ferrugineum
Genus/Species: Microsporum gallinae
Disease(s): Tinea in fowl

Rare human tinea corporis
Disease(s):Tinea in fowl
Microsporum fulvum
Genus/Species: Microsporum fulvum
Tinea capitis
Microsporum fulvum
Tinea capitis
Microsporum fulvum
Tinea capitis
Microsporum gypseum
Genus/Species: Microsporum gypseum

Microsporum gypseum
Disease(s):Tinea in fowl

Microsporum gypseum

Tinea capitis
Microsporum gypseum

Tinea capitis
Microsporum gypseum

Tinea capitis
Microsporum gypseum

Tinea capitis
Microsporum gypseum
Microsporum nanum
Genus/Species: Microsporum nanum
Disease(s):Tinea in pigs
Rare human tinea corporis and capitis
Microsporum nanum
Disease(s): Tinea in pigs

Microsporum nanum
Microsporum nanum
Microsporum gypseum

Tinea capitis
Genus/Species: Microsporum persicolor
Microsporum nanum

Microsporum nanum

Genus/Species: Trichophyton
concentricum
Disease(s): Tinea imbricata
concentricum
Genus/Species: Trichophyton ajelloi
Disease(s): Normally nonpathogenic

Rare human infections


Trichophyton equinum var. equinum
Genus/Species: Trichophyton equinum

var. equinum
Disease(s): Equine ringworm
concentricum
Disease(s):
concentricum
concentricum
concentricum
Trichophyton equinum var. autotrophicum

var. autotrophicum

var. autotrophicum

var. autotrophicum

var. autotrophicum

var. equinum
Trichophyton equinum

Rare human dermatophytosis




Trichophyton georgiae
Genus/Species: Trichophyton georgiae
Disease(s): Not known to cause

infection in man or lesions in animals

var. autotrophicum


var. equinum


var. autotrophicum


Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. interdigitale
mentagrophytes var. interdigitale

infections in man or lesions in animals

Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. nodulare
mentagrophytes var. nodulare
Disease(s): Tinea capitis, corporis,

barbae, cruris, pedis, & onychomycosis
Disease(s):Tinea capitis, corporis,


barbae, cruris, pedis & onychomycosis


Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. mentagrophytes
mentagrophytes var. mentagrophytes

Disease(s): Tinea in a Guinea pig



Disease(s): Tinea capitis, corporis,


mentagrophytes
Disease(s):Tinea in a kangaroo
Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. quinckeanum
mentagrophytes var. quinckeanum
Disease(s): Human mouse favus
Trichophyton rubrum
Trichophyton rubrum
mentagrophytes
Disease(s):Tinea in a kangaroo
mentagrophytes
mentagrophytes
mentagrophytes
Disease(s): Human mouse favus
Disease(s): Mouse favus
mentagrophytes

mentagrophytes

barbae, cruris, pedia, & onychomycosis
Disease(s): Human and animal tinea
Disease(s): Mouse favus
Disease(s):Tinea faciei
Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. erinacei
mentagrophytes var. erinacei




Trichophyton rubrum
Trichophyton rubrum
Trichophyton rubrum
Trichophyton rubrum
Trichophyton rubrum
Trichophyton rubrum

unguium)
Trichophyton rubrum

unguium)
Trichophyton rubrum
Disease(s):Onychomycosis (tinea
unguium)
Trichophyton rubrum
Trichophyton rubrum
Trichophyton rubrum
Trichophyton rubrum
Disease(s): Tinea faciei
Trichophyton rubrum
Trichophyton rubrum
Trichophyton rubrum

Trichophyton rubrum

Trichophyton rubrum

Trichophyton rubrum
Trichophyton rubrum
Trichophyton rubrum

Trichophyton rubrum

Trichophyton rubrum

Trichophyton rubrum

pedia, manuum, & onychomycosis
Trichophyton rubrum

Trichophyton rubrum

Trichophyton rubrum

Trichophyton rubrum

Trichophyton rubrum

Trichophyton rubrum

Trichophyton rubrum
Disease(s): Tinea unguium
Trichophyton rubrum
Trichophyton rubrum
Genus/Species: Trichophyton schoenleinii
Trichophyton rubrum

Trichophyton rubrum

Trichophyton rubrum

Trichophyton rubrum

Disease(s):Tinea capitis, corporis, &

onychomycosis

onychomycosis

onychomycosis

onychomycosis
Trichophyton terrestre
Genus/Species: Trichophyton terrestre
Disease(s):Not known to cause

Trichophyton soudanense
soudanense
Disease(s): Tinea capitis & corporis
soudanense
Disease(s): Tinea capitis & corporis

onychomycosis.
soudanense
Disease(s):Tinea capitis & corporis
Genus/Species: Trichophyton tonsurans


Disease(s): Tinea unguium
Disease(s): Primarily tinea capitis and

tinea corporis

tinea corporis

tinea corporis

tinea corporis

tinea corporis
verrucosum
Disease(s): Ringworm
Disease(s):Primarily tinea capitis and

tinea corporis
Disease(s):Primarily tinea capitis and

tinea corporis

tinea corporis
Disease(s): Primarily tinea capaitis

and tinea corporis
verrucosum
verrucosum
verrucosum
Disease(s): Tinea capitis kerion
verrucosum
Disease(s): Tinea capitis kerion
verrucosum
verrucosum
Disease(s):Tinea in cattle and

occasionally in man
verrucosum
Disease(s): Tinea in cattle and

occasionally in man
verrucosum

occasionally in man
verrucosum

occasionally in man
verrucosum
Disease(s):Tinea in cattle,
occasionally in man
verrucosum
occasionally in man
verrucosum

occasionally in man
verrucosum

occasionally in man
verrucosum
occasionally in man
Trichophyton violaceum
Genus/Species: Trichophyton violaceum
Disease(s):Tinea capitis, tinea

corporis, and onychomycosis


Histoplasma species
Genus/Species: Histoplasma species

var. duboisii

var. duboisii
Penicillium species
Genus/Species: Penicillium species
Penicillium species
Penicillium species
Genus/Species: Trichothecium roseum
Disease(s): Rarely an agent of

hyalohyphomycosis
Beauveria bassiana
Genus/Species: Beauveria bassiana
Disease(s): Rarely an agent of human

disease; mostly an insect pathogen
Genus/Species: Scopulariopsis
brevicaulis
Paecilomyces variotii
Genus/Species: Paecilomyces variotii
Genus/Species: Trichothecium roseum

hyalohyphomycosis
Gliocladium species
Genus/Species: Gliocladium species

hyalohyphomycosis
Geotrichum candidum
Genus/Species: Geotrichum candidum
Verticillium species
Genus/Species: Verticillium species

hyalohyphomycosis
Sepedonium species
Genus/Species: Sepedonium
Disease(s): Usually not an agent of

human disease
Trichoderma harzianum
Genus/Species: Trichoderma harzianum
Streptomyces somaliensis
Genus/Species: Streptomyces
somaliensis
Disease(s): Actinomycotic Mycetoma
Malassezia furfur
Genus/Species: Malassezia furfur
Disease(s): Pityriasis versicolor
Malassezia furfur
Disease(s): Pityriasis versicolor
Lacazia loboi
Disease(s): Lobomycosis
Lacazia loboi
Disease(s): Lobomycosis
Genus/Species: Pseudallescheria boydii
Disease(s): Mycotic keratitis
Fonsecaea pedrosoi
Genus/Species: Fonsecaea pedrosoi
Disease(s): Eumycotic Mycetoma
Fonsecaea pedrosoi
Genus/Species: Fonsecaea pedrosoi
Disease(s): Eumycotic Mycetoma
Streptomyces pelletierii
Genus/Species: Streptomyces pelletierii
Disease(s): Actinomycotic Mycetoma
Alternaria species
Genus/Species: Alternaria species
Fusarium solani
Genus/Species: Fusarium solani
Fusarium solani
Fusarium solani
Fusarium species
Genus/Species: Paracoccidioides
brasiliensis

brasiliensis

Acremonium species
Genus/Species: Acremonium species
Curvularia lunata
Genus/Species: Curvularia lunata
Genus/Species: Alternaria alternata
Genus/Species: Penicillium marneffei


Disease(s): Penicilliosis marneffei


brasiliensis

brasiliensis

brasiliensis











Genus/Species: Wangiella dermatitidis
Alternaria species
Genus/Species: Alternaria species






Genus/Species: Exophiala jeanselmei
Exophiala moniliae
Genus/Species: Exophiala moniliae
Genus/Species: Cladophialophora
bantiana
Exophiala spinifera
Genus/Species: Exophiala spinifera
Epicoccum nigrum
Genus/Species: Epicoccum nigrum
Epicoccum nigrum
Genus/Species: Epicoccum nigrum

phaeohyphomycosis
Phialophora sp.
Genus/Species: Phialophora
Cladosporium cladosporioides
Genus/Species: Cladosporium
cladosporioides
Genus/Species: Bipolaris australiensis
Ulocladium species
Genus/Species: Ulocladium species
Exserohilum species
Genus/Species: Exserohilum species
Genus/Species: Aureobasidium pullulans
Genus/Species: Scedosporium
apiospermum
Disease(s): Mycetoma and

phaeohyphomycosis

phaeohyphomycosis
Exserohilum species
Genus/Species: Exserohilum species
Genus/Species: Sporothrix schenckii
Scedosporium species
Genus/Species: Scedosporium species

phaeohyphomycosis

phaeohyphomycosis

phaeohyphomycosis
Exophiala werneckii
Genus/Species: Exophiala werneckii
Disease(s): Tinea nigra
Exophiala werneckii
Exophiala werneckii
Exophiala werneckii
Conidiobolus coronatus
Genus/Species: Conidiobolus coronatus
Disease(s): Entomophthoromycosis
Exophiala werneckii
Genus/Species: Basidiobolus ranarum
Rhizopus oryzae
Genus/Species: Rhizopus oryzae
Disease(s): Rhinocerebral
zygomycosis
Rhizopus oryzae
Disease(s): Systemic Zygomycosis

(Mucormycosis)
Absidia corymbifera

(Mucormycosis)
Rhizopus oryzae
zygomycosis
Rhizopus oryzae syn. Rhizopus arrhizus
Genus/Species: Rhizopus oryzae syn.

R. arrhizus
zygomycosis
Mucor species
Genus/Species: Mucor species

(Mucormycosis)
Absidia corymbifera

(Mucormycosis)
Absidia corymbifera

(Mucormycosis)
Rhizopus oryzae

(Mucormycosis)
Rhizopus oryzae

(Mucormycosis)
Genus/Species: Cunninghamella
bertholletiae

(Mucormycosis)
Rhizomucor pusillus
Genus/Species: Rhizomucor pusillus

(Mucormycosis)
Rhizomucor pusillus
Genus/Species: Rhizomucor pusillus

(Mucormycosis)
Mucor species

(Mucormycosis)
Mucor species

(Mucormycosis)
floccosum
floccosum
Syncephalastrum racemosum
Genus/Species: Syncephalastrum
racemosum
Disease(s): Rarey an agent of human

or animal zygomycosis
Syncephalastrum racemosum
Genus/Species: Syncephalastrum
racemosum
Disease(s): Rarely an agent of human

or animal zygomycosis
Genus/Species: Cunninghamella
bertholletiae

(Mucormycosis)
floccosum
Microascus cinereus
Genus/Species: Microascus cinereus

Image Type:
Title: Perithecia and ascospores

Legend: Perithecia with short necks that have been cracked open releasing their reddish-brown ascospores,
Nomarski optics, 320X.
Microascus cinereus

Image Type:
Title: Ascospores
Legend: Concavo-convex to plano-convex (like sections of an orange) reddish-brown ascospores, Nomarski optics,
1000 X.
Microascus cinereus

Image Type:
Title: Scopulariopsis cinerea anamorph

Legend: Chains of annelloconidia from inflated annellides, Nomarski optics, 1000X
Microascus cirrosus
Genus/Species: Microascus cirrosus

Image Type:
Title: Ascospores
Legend: Plano-convex to concavo-convex (heart-shaped) reddish-brown ascospores, Nomarski optics, 1000X
Microascus cirrosus

Image Type:
Title: Scopulariopsis anamorph

Legend: Chains of annelloconidia from inflated annellides, Nomarski optics, 1000X.
Microascus cirrosus

Image Type:
Title: Perithecium
Legend: Immature perithecium demonstrating a relatively long neck, Nomarski optics, 500X.
Malassezia furfur

Image Type:
Histopathology
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
Microscopic view of growth of M. furfur in skin flake. Phase contrast microscopy, KOH prep.
Microsporum gypseum

Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
Dermatophytosis
Annular (rounded) lesion of dermatophytosis caused by the geophilic fungus Microsporum canis.
Microsporum gypseum

Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
Dermatophytosis
Macroconidia growing on hair used as a bait to recover it from the soil.
Microsporum cains

Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
Dermatophytosis
Growth of M. canis on Sabouraud glucose agar producing a yellow diffusable pigment.
Microsporum gypseum

Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
Dermatophytosis
Reverse of Sabouraud glucose agar plate of M. gypseum. The reverse of the plate with this species
is typically rich cinnamon-buff to brown, sometimes with overtones of violet (as shown here).
Microsporum gypseum

Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
Dermatophytosis
Macroconidia of M. gypseum. The septal and outer cell wall thicknesses are the same.
Microsporum canis

Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
Dermatophytosis
Macroconidia of M. canis. The septal wall is thinner than the outer cell wall for this zoophilic dermatophyte.
Microsporum canis

Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
Reverse of growth of M. canis on Sabouraud glucose agar.
Dermatophytosis
Microsporum canis

Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
Dermatophytosis
Macroconidium of M. canis. The outer cell wall is roughened and it is thicker than the septal walls.
The tapering towards both ends is called a spindle shape.
Genus/Species: Microsporum canis var. distortum

Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
Dermatophytosis
Grossly distorted macroconidium that is characteristic of M. canis var. distortum.
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Graphium synanamorph

Synnemata and conidia of Graphium eumorphum, a synanamorph of Pseudallescheria boydii.
Image Courtesy P. Manikandan, Aravind Eye Hospital, India
Rhizopus microsporus var. microsporus
Genus/Species:
Rhizopus microsporus var.

microsporus
Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Wide hyphae and striate sporangiospores
Wide, sparsely-septate hyphae and striated sporangiospores.
Genus/Species:

microsporus
Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Sporangiophores and sporangia
Pairs of sporangiophores terminating in sporangia containing sporangiospores.
Genus/Species:

microsporus
Image Type:
Legend:
Title: Sporangium and striate sporangiospores

Partially intact sporangium and distinctly striate sporangiospores of R. microsporus var. microsporus.
Rhizopus microsporus var. rhizopodiformis
Genus/Species:

rhizopodiformis
Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Rhizoids, short sporangiophores, and

oval columella.
Nodal rhizoids, brown, short sporangiophores, and a pyriform columella.
Rhizopus microsporus var. rhizopodiformis
Genus/Species:

rhizopodiformis
Image Type:
Legend:
Pyriform (pear-shaped) columella.
Title:
Pyriform columella
Rhizopus arrhizus
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Rhizopus arrhizus
Title:
Collapsed columellae
Umbrella-shaped collapsed columellae and sporangiospores of R. arrhizus.
Rhizopus schipperae
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
species.
Rhizopus schipperae
Title: Several sporangiophores arising as a group

Aggregates of brown sporangiophores terminating in subglobose sporangia characteristic for this
Rhizopus schipperae
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Rhizopus schipperae
Title:
Striated sporangiospores
Angular, oval, distinctly striated sporangiospores.
Rhizopus schipperae
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Rhizopus schipperae
Title:
Chlamydoconidia
Legend:
Chlamydoconidia of various sizes and shapes on potato dextrose agar. Fruiting structures are generally
lacking on this medium.
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Colony morphology
Disease(s): Scedosporium brain abscess
Rapid growth of fungus (5 days) on Sabaurauds medium showing the nondiffusible greyish brown
pigment on both obverse (left) and reverse (right) of the plate, suggestive of Scedosporium species.
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Histopathology
Title:
Flourescent stain
Blankophore preparation of aspirated pus showing septate hyphae suggestive of a fungal etiology and
features (conidia) suggestive of Scedosporium species
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Histopathology
Title:
Gram stain
Gram's stain of the aspirate from brain abscess showing septate hyphae
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Miscellaneous
Title:
Medical Imaging
CT brain showing the abscess before (left) and after aspiration (right).
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Conidia
Lactophenol Cotton Blue preparation of the culture showing septate hyphae and
conidiophores bearing conidia with truncated base (arrows) at the tip.
Stachybotrys chartarum
Genus/Species: Stachybotrys chartarum

Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
Conidia of Stachybotrys chartarum on a ceiling tile.
Conidia
Environmental infestations

Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
Conidial production
Rough conidiophore, phialides (not visible) and conidia of Stachybotrys chartarum.
Stachybotrys atra
Genus/Species: Stachybotrys atra

Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
Stachybotrys atra
Genus/Species: Stachybotrys atra

Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):

Image Type:
Legend:
Conidia of Stachybotrys chartarum, 1000x
Title:
Disease(s):
Conidia
Trichosporon mucoides
Genus/Species: Trichosporon mucoides

Image Type:
Title: True hyphae, blastoconidia, and arthroconidia

Disease(s): Frequently disseminated disease
Legend: True hyphae and arthroconidia of T. mucoides, Nomarshi optics 450X
Trichosporon inkin
Genus/Species: Trichosporon inkin

Image Type:
Title: True hyphae, arthroconidia, and sarcinae

Disease(s): White piedra and invasive infections
Legend: True hyphae, arthrocondia, and sarcinae of T. inkin, Nomarski optics 950X
Trichosporon asahii
Genus/Species: Trichosporon asahii

Image Type:
Title: True hyphae and arthroconidia

Disease(s): Trichosporonsis
Legend: True hyphae and arthroconidia of T. asahii, Nomarski optics 950X.
Trichosporon loubieri
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Legend:
Trichosporon loubieri
Title: Microscopic morphology as seen on cornmeal

Disease(s): Sepsis and disseminated disease
Blastoconidia, arthroconidia, and fusiform giant cells as viewed on a cornmeal Dalmau plate
preparation.
Trichosporon ovoides
Genus/Species: Trichosporon ovoides

Image Type:
Title: Arthroconidia and appressoria

Disease(s): Primarily white piedra of the scalp
Legend: Arthroconidia and appresoria of T. ovoides, Nomarski optics 950X.
Trichosporon ovoides
Genus/Species: Trichosporon ovoides

Image Type:
Title: Arthroconidia and appressoria

Disease(s): Primarily white piedra of the scalp
Legend: Arthroconidia and appressoria of T. ovoides, Nomarski optics 450X.

Image Type:
Histopathology
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
Endothrix hair invasion

Dermatophytosis
Endothrix infection. The arthroconidia are within the hair and hairs cuticle is intact.

Image Type:
Legend:
Dermatophytosis of the scalp.
Title:
Disease(s):
Tinea capitis
Dermatophytosis
Trichoderma viride
Genus/Species:
Image Type:
Trichoderma viride
Title:
Disease(s): Peritonitis
Legend:

Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Tinea favosa
Disease(s): Dermatophytosis; Favus
Favus of the scalp. Permanent hair loss and scarring may occur.
Trichophyton rubrum

Image Type:
Legend:
anthrophilic.
Title:
Disease(s):
Tinea corporis
Dermatophytosis
Chronic skin thickening due to a cutaneous Trichophyton infection. This dermatophyte is

Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
Growth of T. tonsurans on Sabouraud glucose agar.
Colony
Dermatophytosis

Image Type:
Legend:
Title:
Disease(s):
Variably-shaped conidia
Dermatophytosis
Microscopic view of T. tonsurans. Conidia arise at 90 degree angles to the fertile hyphae.
Note variation in size and shape of the conidia.
Genus/Species: Trichophyton verrucosum

Image Type:
Legend:
Infection of cattle.
Title:
Disease(s):
Bovine ringworm lesions

Dermatophytosis
Rhizopus arrhizus

Image Type:
Gross Pathology
Legend:
Title: Fungal proventriculitis in chickens

A gastric proliferative mycosis in a chicken caused by Rhyzopus arrhizus.
Rhizopus arrhizus

Image Type:
Gross Pathology
Legend:
Title: Fungal proventriculitis in chickens

A gastric mycosis caused by Rhyzopus arrhizus in the proventriculous of a chicken.
Rhizopus arrhizus

Image Type:
Gross Pathology
Legend:
Title: Zygomicosis in ostriches

A gastric mycosis in an ostrich chick caused by Rhyzopus arrhizus. The disease was characterized by
a proliferative inflammation and necrosis of the koilin layer of the gizzard.
Rhizopus arrhizus

Image Type:
Histopathology
Legend:
Title: GMS stain

Histological picture from gastric Zygomycosis. Amorphic structures typical of Rhizopus can be observed.

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Characteristic conidial production

Genus/Species: Cladophialophora bantiana

Hyphae in brain tissue.

Dematiaceous hyphae in pus from a cyst. KOH, 400X.

Histoplasma capsulatum var. duboisii

Histoplasma capsulatum var. duboisii

Subcutaneous infection in a patient with previously undiagnosed type 2 diabetes.

Hyphae were seen growing from the splinter. H&E, 40X.

Wooden splinter in tissue.

Dematiaceous hyphae in brain tissue. H&E, 400X.

Dematiaceous hyphae in brain tissue. H&E, 400X.

A large encapsulated lesion in the brain.

A Phialophora anamorph consisting of phialides having collarettes and phialoconidia. Differential

Lymphocutaneous lesions developing up the patient's arm.

The disease is unusual because the nail are also involved.

The hyphae are dematiaceous in this skin scrapping. KOH, 400X.

The infection developed after the fungus was traumatically introduced.

The disease involves both sides of the legs and groin.

The flat colony is typical of this dermatophyte.

Genus/Species: Candida albicans

Disseminated candidiasis to the eye has a poor prognosis.

Two young spherules are present in lung tissue. KOH, 400X.

Granulomatous lesions involving the hands.

Genus/Species: Blastomyces dermatitidis

Lesion near eye

This lesion is unusual because it is a primary site of infection.

Lesions on the scalp.

Discolored skin lesions caused by a lipophilic yeast.

Discolored skin lesions

Discolored skin lesions caused by a lipophilic yeast.

Discolored skin lesions

Discolored skin lesions caused by a lipophilic yeast.

Discolored skin lesions

Primary lesion of Sporothrix schenckii.

Lesions on the scalp.

Mass of hyphae and arthroconidia surrounding a hair.

Circular lesions on the skin.

Infection of the cornea.

Genus/Species: Lacazia loboi

Surgical specimens from cutaneous lesions.

Circular lesions on the skin.

Discolored skin lesions are due to a dermatophyte.

Multiple lesions on the truck on the body.

Genus/Species: Trichophyton rubrum

Lesion with well defined border.

Ringworm lesions developed after an exposure to a cat having ringworm.

Scalp lesions and scutula.

Infection in a diabetic who is out of control.

KOH, Yeast form

Lesions typically form at cooler body sites.

Skin lesion on the finger with nail involvement.

Granule of an aerobic actinomycete in tissue from the foot. 400X

Lesion in an immunologically compromised patient.

Chronic infection with scar tissue formation.

Calcofluor white stain

Calcofluor white stain

The white material consists of budding yeast cells and pseudohyphae.

Genus/Species: Lacazia loboi

Lesions on the ear.

Lesions on the ear

Genus/Species: Lacazia loboi

Genus/Species: Lacazia loboi

Colony reverse color on Sabouraud glucose agar at 25C.