Barrel-shaped arthroconidia are characteristic of which one of the following fungi?
E. floccosum
C. immitis
Phialophora verrucosa
M. canis
Microscopic examination of fungal isolates is essential to the identification of the organism.C. immitis is a dimorphic fungus endemic in some regions of the south-western United States and in Latin America. In tissue, the organism exists as a spherule filled with endospores. When grown on solid media, the organism produces barrel-shaped arthroconidia, which stain with lactophenol cotton blue.
Mycology