Dimorphic Pathogens

Ungraded Practice Question

This image illustrates a lactophenol blue mount of a mold recovered after 7 days incubation of brain heart infusion broth. The large macroconidia suggests the mold form of Histoplasma capsulatum. However, there is the possibility that this mold represents its saprophytic counterpart, which is:

Please select the single best answer

Chrysosporium species
Malbranchia species
Sepedonium species
Scedosporium species

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