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At a magnification of 400X, this was a photomicrograph of a sputum specimen, under phase contrast illumination, and processed using lactophenol cotton blue (LPCB) stain. The specimen was extracted from a patient with a case of paracoccidioidomycosis, also referred to as South American blastomycosis, caused by the fungal organism of the genus, Paracoccidioides. In this view, a yeast form of the organism had been assumed.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Dr. Hardin
Creation Date: 1965
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