Lab Med Online.  2017 Oct;7(4):211-214. 10.3343/lmo.2017.7.4.211.

Penicillium Species Other Than Talaromyces marneffei Producing Red Pigment from Clinical Specimens: Isolation of Talaromyces albobiverticillius

• Ryu MR
• Yoo IY
• Song DJ
• Huh HJ
• Ki CS
• Lee NY

• KMID: 2389663
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3343/lmo.2017.7.4.211

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Penicillium*
Talaromyces*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 T. albobiverticillius cultured at 25–30℃ on an SDA plate. (A) Colonies exhibit a bluish gray–green color in the center, a white border, and a red pigment diffusing into the medium; (B) Reverse side of the plate.

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  Fig. 2 Microscopic morphology of T. albobiverticillius (lactophenol cotton blue stain, ×1,000).

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