Date: 26 November 2013
Secondary metabolites, structure diagram: Trivial name – D-Altritol
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Species: A. (species not defined)Systematic name: 2,5:3,4-dianhydro-1,6-dideoxy-2-C-[(1E,3E)-4-[(2S,3R)-3-(4-methoxy-3,5-dimethyl-2-oxo-2H-pyran-6-yl)-3-methyloxiranyl]-2-methyl-1,3-pentadienyl]-4-C-methyl-Molecular formulae: C24H32O6Molecular weight: 416Chemical abstracts number: 88389-71-3
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BAL specimen showing hyaline, septate hyphae consistent with Aspergillus, stained with Blankophor
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Mucous plug examined by light microscopy with KOH, showing a network of hyaline branching hyphae typical of Aspergillus, from a patient with ABPA.
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Corneal scraping stained with lactophenol cotton blue showing beaded septate hyphae not typical of either Fusarium spp or Aspergillus spp, being more consistent with a dematiceous (ie brown coloured) fungus
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Corneal scrape with lactophenol cotton blue shows separate hyphae with Fusarium spp or Aspergillus spp.
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A filamentous fungus in the CSF of a patient with meningitis that grew Candida albicans in culture subsequently.
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Transmission electron micrograph of a C. neoformans cell seen in CSF in an AIDS patients with remarkably little capsule present. These cells may be mistaken for lymphocytes.
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India ink preparation of CSF showing multiple yeasts with large capsules, and narrow buds to smaller daughter cells, typical of C. neoformans
