Introduction to Clinical Mycology

Chlamydoconidium

January 2012

This happens to be an illustration of a chlamydoconidium. It is probably the world's largest chlamydoconidium that you have ever seen. But it is nothing more than a round spore that is sitting in inside of the hyphae or at the end of one.

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• Introduction
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• Fungi: Morphology of Molds
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• Hyphae with Arthroconidia
• Arthroconidia
• Fungi: Zygomycetes
• Nonseptate Hyphae
• Nonseptate Hyphae
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• Fungi: Ascomycetes
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• Molds: Asexual Stages of the Ascomycota and Deuteromycota
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• Fungi: Morphology of Yeasts
• Basic Structures of Yeasts
• Blastoconidium (bud)
• Budding Yeast Cells
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• Microscopic Examination of Clinical Specimens: Detection of Fungi
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• Microscopic Examination of Clinical Specimens: Detection of Fungi (Continued)
• Media for Recovery of Fungi from Clinical Specimens
• Culture Variation of Cryptococcus neoformans—Medium Dependent
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