Introduction to Clinical Mycology

Typical Mold Colonies

March 2012

This happens to be a typical mold colony. It’s a fluffy colony. Sometimes they are powdery, sometimes they are fluffy, sometimes they are yeast-like a little bit. But, they nevertheless have what are called aerial hyphae. They grow upward in the culture dish and they have different colors. There are many, many, colors of molds.

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