Kindly provided by Jens Ponikau, Mayo Clinic. Copyright Mayo Foundation 2003.
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Histological sections of formalin fixed and paraffin embedded mucus, from patients suffering from allergic fungal sinusitis (eosinophilic fungal rhinosinusitis).
Light microscopical appearance of hepatic tissue in outbreak of aflatoxicosis showing centrilobular degeneration of hepatocytes with vacuolated cytoplasm and apoptoses (top right abnormal)(Haematoxylin and eosin).
Aspergillus terreus Thom. A Colonies on MEA after one week; B detail of colony showing columnar conidial heads x 44 ; C conidial heads and tip x 920; D conidia x2330
Aspergillus terreus Thom. Conidial head of Aspergillus terreus. Conidial heads are compact, columnar and biseriate. Conidiophores are hyaline to slightly yellow and smooth walled.