Kindly provided by Jens Ponikau, Mayo Clinic. Copyright Mayo Foundation 2003.
Notes:
Histological sections of formalin fixed and paraffin embedded mucus, from patients suffering from allergic fungal sinusitis (eosinophilic fungal rhinosinusitis).
Sclerotial strains produce bright yellow, floccose mycelia. Sclerotial strains produce small numbers of large, fused sclerotial bodies in discrete pockets hidden within the mycelium.
Aspergillus alliaceus. No branching was observed in A. alliaceus conidiophores. Sclerotial strains typically produce large numbers of exposed, uniformly-shaped sclerotia across the mycelial surface.
Aspergillus alliaceus – Sclerotial. A. alliaceus strains produce flat, pale mycelia that darken as the culture ages.Sclerotial strains typically produce large numbers of exposed, uniformly-shaped sclerotia across the mycelial surface.
A. alliaceus strains produce flat, pale mycelia that darken as the culture ages.Sclerotial strains typically produce large numbers of exposed, uniformly-shaped sclerotia across the mycelial surface.
