Image Gallery Main Menu Yeasts Opportunistic Fungi Dematiaceous Fungi
Dimorphic Fungi Dermatophytes Actinomycetes Direct Microscopy
Pneumocystis carinii Technical Cases

Histoplasma capsulatum


Yeast phase converted in Brain Heart Infusion Agar (BHIA) incubated at 37ºC. It is very hard to convert histoplasm from a mycelial phase to a yeast phase. Several transfers may be necessary for successful conversion.

 

© Copyright 1999-2007 Department of Microbiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada. All rights reserved.