Trichosporon
A mitosporic fungal genus causing opportunistic infections, endocarditis, fungemia, a hypersensitivity pneumonitis (see TRICHOSPORONOSIS) and white PIEDRA.
Source: National Library of Medicine 2013 MeSH Scope Note and Classification
Images
Figure 1. Trichosporon, growth on cornmeal agar.
Figure 1. Trichosporon, growth on cornmeal agar.
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Figure 2. Trichosporon,growing on Sabouraud dextrose agar.
Figure 2. Trichosporon,growing on Sabouraud dextrose agar.
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Notes
For Figures 1 and 2, please refer to the Welcome and Contributing Authors page for the list of IDSA 2008 Contributors. Figures 1 and 2 and the related case were originally presented at the joint Annual Meeting of the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC, 48th meeting) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2008 (IDSA, 46th meeting) during an interactive session on Fellows' Day. Copyright 46th Annual Meeting of Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA), 2008. Used with permission.
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References
  1. National Library of Medicine 2013 MeSH Scope Note and Classification