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My objective is to explore and appreciate the beauty of living organisms, and to share these insights with a broader audience. My expertise lies in medical mycology, occupational health, space environmental medicine, and archaeological medical science.
Microscopic image of Trichoderma sp. at 1000x magnification. Jade-green, spherical conidial heads are visible, connected by thin hyphal strands against a dark background. Scale bar shows 25μm.
Microscopic image (1000x magnification) of mature conidial masses of Trichoderma sp. obtained through cultivation from birch bark. The image showcases the characteristic jade-green conidial heads.
15.09.2024 02:28 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0These microconidia adhere to humans or plants targeted for infection through a sticky mucilage. Scattered microconidia float on the droplets.
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Culture of Fusarium solani isolated from a specimen of keratomycosis. Mucilage balls can be seen at the tips of conidiophores that extend vertically from droplets formed on potato dextrose agar medium. Microconidia, which are the source of infection, are visible within these mucilage balls.
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Three gigantic Aspergillus clavatus conidial heads (0.1-0.2mm) are formed at the tips of glass-like transparent conidiophores, extending perpendicularly from the medium. Immature conidial heads have a frosted glass-like color, while mature ones are a deep jade color. The intermediate ones are milky green. All are strikingly beautiful.
Growth of Aspergillus clavatus observed at a 20x magnification after culturing for 11 days at 24°C from a respiratory specimen. The conidial heads are large. This fungus is known as a causative agent of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, but it is also known to cause other fungal infections.
18.02.2024 12:11 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Thank you for your comment. You're right, Aspergillus can cause allergies and infections, but it's also a commonly found environmental fungus in soil, so it can grow in various places. In Japan, it is used to make foods like sake and miso.
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A digital microscope photograph of Aspergillus proliferans conidiophores, resembling a chrysanthemum flower made of crystals, shining brightly against a black background.
I directly observed Aspergillus proliferans, which had grown on a piece of raw chocolate that my wife was about to eat, with a digital microscope. This fungus is isolated from environments with high viscosity. However, it might be underrecognized because it does not grow well on commonly used media.
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