Entomophthoramycosis: a neglected tropical mycosis N. Shaikh, K.A. Hussain, R. Petraitiene, A.N. Schuetz, T.J. Walsh  Clinical Microbiology and Infection  Volume 22, Issue 8, Pages 688-694 (August 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2016.04.005 Copyright © 2016 European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

Fig. 1 Basidiobolus spp. demonstrating sporangiophore bearing terminal sporangiospore that is forcibly discharged (ballistospore), resulting in spores covering internal surfaces of tube and plate. Wide hyphae and club-shaped spores with knoblike tips (white arrow). Another spore demonstrates prominent beaklike appendage (black arrow). Original magnification, 400×; lactophenol cotton blue stain. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2016 22, 688-694DOI: (10.1016/j.cmi.2016.04.005) Copyright © 2016 European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

Fig. 2 Colonial morphology of Conidiobolus incongruous on inhibitory mold agar, obverse view. Colonies are tan coloured, initially flat and dry with sparse white aerial hyphae developing on center of colonies. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2016 22, 688-694DOI: (10.1016/j.cmi.2016.04.005) Copyright © 2016 European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

Fig. 3 Colonial morphology of Conidiobolus incongruous on potato dextrose agar, obverse view. After time, top of culture plate becomes covered with fine powder composed of sporangiospores that are expelled or discharged from colonies. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2016 22, 688-694DOI: (10.1016/j.cmi.2016.04.005) Copyright © 2016 European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

Fig. 4 Colonial morphology of Conidiobolus coronatus on potato dextrose agar, obverse view. Colonies are cream or tan coloured, developing radial folds with age. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2016 22, 688-694DOI: (10.1016/j.cmi.2016.04.005) Copyright © 2016 European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

Fig. 5 Sporangiospores of Conidiobolus coronatus (single-celled round spores) with prominent papillae. Some spores have short hairlike appendages called villi (white arrow). Original magnification, 400×; lactophenol cotton blue stain. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2016 22, 688-694DOI: (10.1016/j.cmi.2016.04.005) Copyright © 2016 European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions